Ireland Three men arrested after €768,000 cannabis seized in Louth
On Monday 20 May 2024, gardaí seized cannabis with a combined value of €768,000 in County Louth and arrested three men. Searches in Castlebellingham and Dundalk recovered cannabis herb and suspected cannabis plants, and the sources do not give the men's nationalities. The three men, aged in their 30s, 40s and 50s, were detained under Section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act 1996 at a Garda station in the North Western Region, and no charge is reported. As of the latest report on 22 May 2024, the men remained detained and investigations were ongoing.
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Gardaí seized cannabis with a combined value of €768,000 and arrested three men.
- Where
- The operation took place in County Louth.
- A search in Castlebellingham found 28kg of cannabis herb worth €580,000 and suspected cannabis plants worth €80,000.
- A second search in Dundalk seized cannabis herb worth €100,000 and suspected cannabis plants worth €8,000.
- When
- The operation took place on Monday, 20 May 2024, on a Monday afternoon.
- Other details
- The three men are in their 30s, 40s and 50s.
- The Irish Mirror described the Castlebellingham find as a growhouse raid and gave the headline total as over €750,000, while its text gave €768,000.
- Investigation
- The operation involved the Louth Divisional Drugs Unit, the Drogheda Detective Unit and personnel from Dundalk Garda Station.
- Investigations are ongoing.
- Charges
- The three men are detained under Section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act 1996 at a Garda station in the North Western Region, and no charge is reported.
20 statements extracted from the articles
- whatGardaí seized drugs with a combined value of €768,000 and arrested three men. (garda.ie)
- whatA search in Castlebellingham found suspected cannabis plants worth €80,000 and 28kg of cannabis herb worth €580,000. (garda.ie)
- whatA second search in Dundalk seized suspected cannabis plants worth €8,000 and cannabis herb worth €100,000. (garda.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- whatThree men were arrested after gardaí seized drugs worth €768,000 during an operation in Co Louth on Monday. (irishtimes.com)
- whatSuspected cannabis plants worth €80,000 were seized in the Castlebellingham search. (irishtimes.com)
- whatGardaí arrested three men and seized cannabis following an operation on a Monday afternoon. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe total value of cannabis seized across both searches was €768,000. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe operation took place in Co Louth. (garda.ie)
- whereA search in Castlebellingham found 28kg of cannabis herb worth €580,000. (irishtimes.com)
- whereA second search in Dundalk seized suspected cannabis herb worth €100,000 and cannabis plants worth €8,000. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe seizure was made in County Louth. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereA search in Castlebellingham led to the discovery of suspected cannabis plants worth €80,000 and 28kg of cannabis herb worth €580,000. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe operation took place on Monday, 20 May 2024. (garda.ie)
- whenThe operation took place on a Monday afternoon. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe operation involved the Louth Divisional Drugs Unit, the Drogheda Detective Unit and personnel from Dundalk Garda Station. (garda.ie, irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe three men are detained under Section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act 1996 at a Garda station in the North Western Region. (garda.ie)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing. (garda.ie, irishtimes.com)
- investigationA garda spokesperson said investigations are ongoing. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeThe three men are being detained under the Drug Trafficking Act, 1996, at a Garda station in the north west. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe three men were detained under Section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act 1996 at a Garda station in the North Western Region. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 22 May2024Gardai arrest three men and seize over €750k of cannabis in growhouse raid
Reports the Louth cannabis seizure: three arrests, a search in Castlebellingham and a second search in Dundalk, with a combined seizure value of €768,000.
suspect, malesuspect, malesuspect, male - 20 May2024Three men arrested after €768,000 worth of cannabis seized in Co Louth
Adds the breakdown of the two searches and their values, the Garda units involved, the ages of the three men, and the Drug Trafficking Act detention.
suspect, 30s, malesuspect, 40s, malesuspect, 50s, male - 20 May2024€768,000 Drugs Seized And 3 Arrests – Co.Louth – 20th May 2024
Official garda.ie press release giving the value of each seizure, the search locations, the Garda units involved, the detention under Section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act 1996, and the men's age ranges (30s, 40s, 50s).
suspect, 30s, malesuspect, 40s, malesuspect, 50s, male