Ireland Three arrested after cannabis and cocaine worth €260,000 seized in Carrigtwohill, Co Cork
On Friday 16 August 2024, Cork County Divisional Drugs Unit gardaí searched a residential premises in Carrigtwohill, Co Cork, as part of Operation Tara and seized suspected cannabis and cocaine worth €260,000. Three members of a family were arrested: a woman in her 40s (reported as 42), a man in his 50s (reported as 53) and a man in his late teens (reported as 19), and all were detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996, at Garda stations in Cork County. The woman and both men have since been charged and are due before Cork City District Court on Monday 19 August 2024 at 10.30am. Investigations are ongoing, and all seized drugs will undergo forensic analysis.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested16 Aug
3 reports - Charged16 Aug
2 reports - In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Three people were arrested after suspected cannabis and cocaine worth €260,000 were seized.
- Suspected cannabis with an estimated street value of €140,000 and suspected cocaine with an estimated street value of €120,000 were recovered.
- Where
- Gardaí searched a residential premises, a house, in the Carrigtwohill area of east Cork.
- When
- The searches took place on Friday 16 August 2024.
- Investigation
- The search was part of Operation Tara, an ongoing operation targeting the sale and supply of controlled drugs in East Cork.
- Members of the Cork County Divisional Drugs Unit carried out the search.
- The arrested suspects were described as a woman in her 40s and two men, one in his 50s and one in his late teens; the Irish Times reported their ages as 42, 53 and 19, and described them as three members of a family.
- All seized drugs will be sent for forensic analysis and investigations are ongoing.
- Other details
- All three were detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996, at Garda stations in Cork County.
- Charges
- The woman and the two men arrested in connection with the seizure have been charged.
- In court
- They are expected to appear before Cork City District Court on Monday 19 August 2024 at 10.30am.
34 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThree people were arrested after controlled drugs were seized. (garda.ie)
- whatThe seized drugs were worth €260,000. (garda.ie)
- whatSuspected cannabis worth an estimated €140,000 and suspected cocaine worth €120,000 were recovered. (garda.ie)
- whatSuspected cannabis with an estimated street value of €140,000 was recovered. (corkbeo.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- whatSuspected cocaine with a street value of €120,000 was recovered. (corkbeo.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- whatCannabis with an estimated street value of €140,000 was seized. (irishtimes.com)
- whatCocaine thought to be worth €120,000 was seized. (irishtimes.com)
- whatDrugs worth €260,000 were seized. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe seizure took place in Carrigtwohill, Co Cork. (garda.ie)
- whereThe search was of a residential premises in the Carrigtwohill area. (garda.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- whereGardaí searched a residential premises in the Carrigtwohill area. (corkbeo.ie)
- whereThe drugs were found in a house in the Carrigtwohill area of east Cork. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe seizure took place on Friday 16 August 2024. (garda.ie)
- whenThe searches took place on Friday 16 August 2024. (garda.ie)
- whenThe searches took place on Friday 16 August. (corkbeo.ie)
- whenThe searches took place on a Friday. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing. (garda.ie, corkbeo.ie)
- investigationThe seizure was part of an ongoing operation targeting the sale and supply of controlled drugs in East Cork, called Operation Tara. (garda.ie)
- investigationThe drugs will be sent for forensic analysis. (garda.ie)
- investigationAll seized drugs will be sent for forensic analysis. (corkbeo.ie)
- investigationCork County Divisional Drugs Unit officers found about €260,000 worth of drugs. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThree members of a family were arrested after the seizure. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe search was part of Operation Tara, an operation targeting the sale and supply of controlled drugs in East Cork. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationA woman in her 40s and two men, one in his 50s and one in his late teens, were arrested in connection with the seizure. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationAll drugs seized will be sent for forensic analysis. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí said investigations are ongoing. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeThe woman and the two men arrested in connection with the seizure have been charged. (garda.ie)
- chargeA woman and two men arrested over the seizure have been charged. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThey are expected to appear before Cork City District Court on Monday 19 August 2024. (garda.ie)
- courtThe three are expected to appear before Cork City District Court at 10.30am. (irishtimes.com)
- otherGardaí seized €260,000 of controlled drugs. (garda.ie)
- otherA woman in her 40s and two men, in their 50s and late teens, were arrested in connection with the seizure. (garda.ie, corkbeo.ie)
- otherAll three were detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996, at Garda stations in Cork County. (garda.ie, corkbeo.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe seizure was part of an ongoing operation targeting the sale and supply of controlled drugs in East Cork. (corkbeo.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 19 Aug2024Three arrested after Gardai seize cannabis and cocaine worth €260,000
Reports the seizure of €260,000 of cannabis and cocaine in Carrigtwohill, the arrest of three people, and that the search was part of Operation Tara.
suspect, 40s, femalesuspect, 50s, malesuspect, late teens, male - 19 Aug2024Woman and two men charged in relation to drugs seizure in Carrigtwohill, Co Cork
Reports that the three people arrested after the Carrigtwohill drugs seizure have been charged and are due before Cork City District Court at 10.30am.
accused, 42, femaleaccused, 53, maleaccused, 19, male - 17 Aug2024Second big drugs bust in Cork in 24-hrs sees €260k of cocaine & cannabis seized
Adds the Garda breakdown of €140,000 suspected cannabis and €120,000 suspected cocaine, the Section 2 detention at Cork County Garda stations, and that the drugs will go for forensic analysis. Also mentions a separate Mahon seizure, which is not part of this case.
suspect, 40s, femalesuspect, 50s, malesuspect, late teens, male - 16 Aug2024Three Arrests and €260,000 Controlled Drugs Seized, Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork, Friday 16th August 2024.
Garda press release issued 17 August 2024. It names the operation (Operation Tara) and the Cork County Divisional Drugs Unit, gives the separate values of the cannabis (€140,000) and cocaine (€120,000), says the three people were detained at Garda stations in Cork County, and states that the drugs will be sent for forensic analysis.
suspect, 40s, femalesuspect, 50s, malesuspect, late teens, male - 16 Aug2024Update – Court Appearance: Three Arrests and €260,000 Controlled Drugs Seized, Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork, Friday 16th August 2024.
Confirms that the three people arrested have been charged and gives the court date of Monday 19 August 2024 in Cork City District Court.
accused, 40s, femaleaccused, 50s, maleaccused, late teens, male