Ireland Sniffer dog Jasper leads €2.4 million drugs bust
A sniffer dog named Jasper led to a drugs bust worth €2.4 million, as reported by extra.ie on 20 March 2023. The article body contains only website template code, so details are limited to the headline.
- Reported20 Mar
- Arrested18 Mar
3 reports - Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports22 statements extracted from the articles
- whatCocaine worth an estimated €2.4 million was seized at Rosslare Europort on 18 March 2023 (garda.ie)
- whatRevenue officers stopped and searched a vehicle that had disembarked a ferry from Cherbourg, France (garda.ie)
- whatThe man was the sole occupant of the vehicle (garda.ie)
- whatCocaine with an estimated street value of €2.4 million was seized at Rosslare Europort. (rte.ie)
- whatA man in his 30s was the sole occupant of the vehicle. (rte.ie)
- whatCocaine worth €2.4 million was seized at Rosslare Europort in Co Wexford. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe seized cocaine weighed 34kg. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe vehicle was a Latvian-registered freight unit. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe arrested man was the sole occupant of the vehicle. (irishtimes.com)
- whatA drugs bust worth €2.4 million was made. (extra.ie)
- whereThe vehicle had disembarked from a ferry from Cherbourg, France. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe drugs were found in the overhead area of the cab. (irishtimes.com)
- whereHe is detained at a Garda station in the eastern region. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe arrest was made following an operation conducted by Revenue Customs Service personnel (garda.ie)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing (garda.ie, rte.ie)
- investigationRevenue officers stopped and searched a vehicle that had arrived on a ferry from Cherbourg, France. (rte.ie)
- investigationThe man was arrested at the scene by gardaí. (rte.ie)
- investigationHe is currently detained at a garda station in the eastern region. (rte.ie)
- investigationThe man was arrested by gardaí at the scene. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeHe is being detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice Drugs Trafficking Act, 1996. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe man is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at a Garda Station in the Eastern region (garda.ie)
- otherA sniffer dog named Jasper was involved in the bust. (extra.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 20 Mar2023Heroic Sniffer Dog Jasper Leads €2.4Million Drugs Bust
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- 19 Mar2023Cocaine worth €2.4m seized and man arrested at Rosslare port
First report of the seizure and arrest. Details the method of discovery (X-ray scanner and detector dog), the origin of the vehicle (ferry from Cherbourg), and the detention under the Drug Trafficking Act.
suspect, 30s, male - 19 Mar2023Man arrested after drugs worth €2.4m seized in Rosslare
Initial report of the arrest and seizure of €2.4m worth of cocaine at Rosslare Europort.
suspect, 30s, male - 18 Mar2023Man Arrested - €2.4m Cocaine Seized - Rosslare, Co.Wexford - 18th March 2023
Confirms the man was the sole occupant of the vehicle, that the operation was conducted by Revenue Customs Service personnel, and that he is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at a Garda Station in the Eastern region.
suspect, 30s, male