Wednesday 28 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Case No. 5045Drug seizure (suspected cocaine); organised crime investigation · Co. Cork · 1 Oct 2024

Three arrested and €7,000 of suspected cocaine seized in Cork organised crime operation

Two men and a woman, all in their 30s, were arrested and €7,000 of suspected cocaine was seized during searches in Cork City and Cobh on 1 October 2024, as part of an operation targeting organised crime in the Cork Region.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested1 Oct
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
13 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThree people were arrested during the operation (corkbeo.ie)
  • what€7,000 of suspected illegal drugs were seized (corkbeo.ie)
  • whatMobile phones were seized during the searches (corkbeo.ie)
  • whatThe seized drugs were suspected cocaine (corkbeo.ie)
  • whereSearches were carried out in Cork City and Cobh (corkbeo.ie)
  • whenThe operation took place on Tuesday 1 October 2024 (corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationArmed Support Units and Garda Dog Units were present during the searches (corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationThe drugs will be analysed by Forensic Science Ireland (corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationThe operation was led by the Cork Crime Office (corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationThe operation was part of ongoing investigations targeting organised crime in the Cork Region (corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationRaids on three premises in Cork the previous day were part of a probe into fraud and money laundering (corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are investigating a spree of thefts in Carrigaline where cars were broken into with no damage done (corkbeo.ie)
  • courtThe arrested were detained under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2007 (corkbeo.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 1 Oct2024
    Arrestedcorkbeo.ie, first report
    Three arrested and €7k of drugs seized as armed Gardaí swoop on Cork properties

    Reports the arrests and drug seizure from the Cork organised crime operation on 1 October 2024, including details of the search operation and the legal basis for detention.

    suspect, 30s, femalesuspect, 30s, malesuspect, 30s, male