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Case No. 7634Drug offences · Co. Dublin · 24 Aug 2023

Two arrested after €270,000 of drugs seized in Tallaght

On 24 August 2023, gardaí from the Dublin Crime Response Team and local gardaí seized about 1kg of cocaine and 10kg of cannabis herb in the Tallaght area of Dublin, worth a combined €270,000. A man and a woman, both in their 40s, were arrested and are detained in Garda stations in Dublin. The drugs will be analysed by Forensic Science Ireland. As of the first report on 25 August 2023, investigations were ongoing and no charges were reported.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested25 Aug
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
  • Gardaí seized about 1kg of cocaine and 10kg of cannabis herb.
  • The cocaine was valued at €70,000 and the cannabis herb at €200,000, a combined total of €270,000.
Where
The seizure took place in the Tallaght area of Dublin.
When
The seizure took place on the evening of 24 August 2023.
Investigation
  • Gardaí from the Dublin Crime Response Team and local gardaí carried out the seizure.
  • A man and a woman, both in their 40s, were arrested.
  • The drugs will be analysed by Forensic Science Ireland.
  • Investigations are ongoing.
Other details
  • Both arrested people were detained in Garda stations in Dublin.
  • The names and nationalities of the two arrested people are not given in the source.
  • The first report of the seizure was published by Dublin Live on 25 August 2023.
10 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatGardaí seized 1kg of cocaine and 10kg of cannabis herb. (dublinlive.ie)
  • whatThe drugs were worth a combined €270,000. (dublinlive.ie)
  • whatThe cocaine was valued at €70,000 and the cannabis herb at €200,000. (dublinlive.ie)
  • whereThe seizure took place in the Tallaght area of Dublin. (dublinlive.ie)
  • whenThe seizure took place the evening before the article was published. (dublinlive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí from the Dublin Crime Response Team and local gardaí carried out the seizure. (dublinlive.ie)
  • investigationA man and a woman, both in their 40s, were arrested. (dublinlive.ie)
  • investigationThe drugs will be analysed by Forensic Science Ireland. (dublinlive.ie)
  • investigationInvestigations are ongoing. (dublinlive.ie)
  • otherBoth arrested people were detained in Garda stations in Dublin. (dublinlive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 25 Aug2023
    Arresteddublinlive.ie, first report
    Two people arrested as €270,000 worth of drugs seized in Tallaght

    First report of this seizure. It gives the values of the cocaine and cannabis, the ages of the two arrested people, and that the drugs will be analysed by Forensic Science Ireland.

    suspect, 40s, malesuspect, 40s, female