Case No. 19618Drugs offence · Co. Limerick · 3 Oct 2023

Suspected cannabis worth €7,140 seized in Roxboro, Limerick City

On Tuesday 3 October 2023, gardaí searched a house in the Roxboro Road area of Limerick City as part of an ongoing operation targeting the sale and supply of illegal drugs. They seized suspected cannabis estimated to be worth €7,140 and two weighing scales, with the alleged intent to supply. A man was arrested and questioned, and no charge has been reported. Investigations are continuing, and he was released pending a file to the Director of Public Prosecutions.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested4 Oct
    2 reports
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • Gardaí seized suspected cannabis estimated to be worth €7,140.
  • Two weighing scales used for measuring drug quantities were also seized.
Where
The search was of a house at an address in the Roxboro Road area of Limerick City.
When
  • The search took place on Tuesday 3 October 2023.
  • Reports of the seizure were published on 4 October 2023.
Cause
The search was part of an ongoing Garda operation targeting the sale and supply of illegal drugs in the city.
Charges
  • The seizure was made with the alleged intent to supply.
  • No charge has been reported against the man.
Investigation
  • One man was arrested and questioned as a result of the operation.
  • Investigations are underway following the seizure.
  • The information was given in a statement posted online by An Garda Síochána.
In court
The man was released pending a file to be sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions.
16 statements extracted from the articles
  • what€7,140 worth of cannabis was seized. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whatGardaí seized suspected cannabis estimated to be worth €7,140. (limerickpost.ie)
  • whatTwo weighing scales were also seized. (limerickpost.ie)
  • whereA search took place at an address in the Roxboro Road area of Limerick city. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whereThe search was of a house in the Roxboro area of Limerick City. (limerickpost.ie)
  • whenThe search took place the day before the article was published. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whenThe search took place on Tuesday, 3 October 2023. (limerickpost.ie)
  • investigationInvestigations are underway following the seizure. (limerickleader.ie)
  • investigationOne person was arrested, questioned and released pending a file to the Director of Public Prosecutions. (limerickleader.ie)
  • investigationThe search was part of an ongoing Garda operation targeting the sale and supply of illegal substances in the city. (limerickpost.ie)
  • investigationOne man was arrested and questioned as a result of the operation. (limerickpost.ie)
  • investigationThe information was given in a statement posted online by An Garda Síochána. (limerickpost.ie)
  • chargeThe seizure was made with the alleged intent to supply. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherTwo weighing scales used for measuring drug quantities were seized. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherThe search was part of an ongoing operation targeting the sale and supply of illegal drugs. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherThe man was released pending a file to be sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions. (limerickpost.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 4 Oct2023
    Drugs seizure after raid in Limerick City

    Reports the Roxboro search, the €7,140 cannabis seizure and scales, and that one man was arrested, questioned and released pending a DPP file.

    suspect, male
  2. 4 Oct2023
    Significant drugs seizure following ongoing operation in Limerick

    Reports a single drugs search in Roxboro Road, Limerick city, on the day before publication. The article says the search was part of an ongoing operation. No matching existing case.

    suspect