Ireland Prison officer suspended amid garda investigation over alleged drugs bust
A female prison officer based at a prison in Leinster was arrested over an alleged €50,000 drugs seizure, and the incident date and county are not given. The seizure was made by a local garda unit targeting a suspected drugs gang, as part of Operation Tara, and several men are now before the courts in connection with it. She was arrested at the scene, not charged, and later released. On 21 December 2023 it was reported that she had been suspended pending the outcome of the investigation, and a file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions over her potential involvement in the seizure.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested21 Dec
- Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A female prison officer was arrested over an alleged €50,000 drugs seizure and is under garda investigation.
- Where
- She is based at a prison in Leinster; the county is not named in the articles.
- When
- She had been working at the jail on the day of the seizure; no seizure date is given.
- Weapon
- No weapon is mentioned in the articles.
- Cause
- She is suspected of being in a relationship with a man suspected of involvement in the drugs trade.
- Investigation
- The seizure was made by a local garda unit targeting a gang suspected of involvement in the drugs trade in Leinster, as part of Operation Tara, the Garda national crackdown on suspected drug dealing gangs.
- A file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions over her potential involvement in the seizure.
- Charges
- She was arrested at the scene, was not charged and was later released.
- In court
- Several men are now before the courts in connection with the seizure.
- Other details
- One account says she returned to work after sick leave and was suspended pending the investigation; another says she has not been back at work since her release and called in sick.
- Her suspension was reported on 21 December 2023, pending the result of the investigation.
12 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA prison officer under garda investigation over an alleged drugs bust has been suspended. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe officer was arrested over an alleged €50,000 drugs bust. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe officer is based in a prison in Leinster. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe officer had been working at the jail on the day of the seizure. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationShe was arrested at the scene but was not charged and was later released. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationA file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions over her potential involvement in the seizure. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe seizure was made by a local garda unit targeting a gang suspected of involvement in the drugs trade in the Leinster area. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtSeveral men are now before the courts in connection with the seizure. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe officer returned to work after being off sick and was suspended pending the result of the investigation. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe seizure was carried out as part of Operation Tara, the Garda national crackdown on suspected drug dealing gangs. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe officer is suspected of being in a relationship with a man suspected of involvement in the drugs trade. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe officer has not been back at work since her release and called in sick. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 21 Dec2023Prison officer suspended amid garda investigation over alleged drugs bust
Reports that a prison officer arrested over an alleged €50,000 drugs bust has been suspended, and that a file is being prepared for the DPP. No existing case matches this seizure. The article gives no seizure date and does not name the county of the Leinster prison.
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