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Case No. 20934Drugs and firearm possession · Co. Cork · 25 May 2023

Two arrested after firearm and drugs seized in Cork city raids

On the morning of Thursday 25 May 2023, gardaí searched residential premises and grounds in the Hollyhill area of Cork city as part of an operation targeting the sale and supply of drugs in Cork City and County. A firearm, ammunition, suspected cocaine with an estimated street value of €7,000 and an amount of cannabis were seized. Two men, aged in their 20s and late teens, were arrested and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at a Garda Station in the Cork Region. The seized drugs are being sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis, and investigations are ongoing with no charge reported in the sources.

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

consolidated from all reports
What happened
Suspected cocaine with an estimated street value of €7,000 and an amount of cannabis were seized.
Where
Gardaí searched residential premises and grounds in the Hollyhill (also spelled Holyhill) area of Cork city, and one report describes raids on several houses in a Cork city suburb.
When
The searches took place on the morning of Thursday 25 May 2023.
Cause
The searches were part of an operation targeting the sale and supply of drugs in Cork City and County.
Weapon
A firearm and ammunition were seized during the search operation.
Investigation
  • The city's drugs unit was joined by armed support teams from Cork and Limerick.
  • The operation was carried out by Watercourse Road, Mayfield, Gurranabraher, Cork City Divisional Detective and Drug Units, Regional ASU Cork and Limerick, Regional Dog Unit and Garda National Air Support.
  • The seized drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis.
  • Investigations are ongoing.
Other details
  • Two men, one aged in his 20s and one in his late teens, were arrested.
  • The two men are detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at a Garda Station in the Cork Region.
Charges
No charge against the two arrested men is reported in the sources.
14 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatSuspected cocaine with an estimated street value of €7,000 and an amount of cannabis were seized. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whereGardaí searched residential premises and grounds in the Hollyhill area of Cork city. (garda.ie)
  • whereGardaí raided several houses in a Cork city suburb. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whenThe searches took place on the morning of Thursday 25 May 2023. (garda.ie, corkbeo.ie)
  • causeThe searches were part of an operation targeting the sale and supply of drugs in Cork City and County. (garda.ie)
  • weaponA firearm and ammunition were seized during the search operation. (garda.ie)
  • weaponA firearm and ammunition were seized. (corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationThe seized drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis. (garda.ie, corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationInvestigations are ongoing. (garda.ie)
  • investigationThe operation targeted the sale and supply of drugs in Cork City and County. (corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationThe city's drugs unit was joined by armed support teams from Cork and Limerick. (corkbeo.ie)
  • otherSuspected cocaine with an estimated street value of €7,000 was seized. (garda.ie)
  • otherAn amount of cannabis was seized. (garda.ie)
  • otherTwo men were arrested and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at a Garda Station in the Cork Region. (garda.ie, corkbeo.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 25 May2023
    Arrestedcorkbeo.ie, first report
    Two arrested as gardai seize guns in Cork city

    Reports a specific garda search operation in the Holyhill area of Cork city, with the seizure of a firearm and ammunition and the arrest of two men. No existing case in the list matches this operation.

    suspect, 20s, malesuspect, late teens, male
  2. 25 May2023
    Arrestedgarda.ie, follow-up
    Search Operation and Arrests, Hollyhill, Cork. 25th May 2023.

    Garda.ie press release confirming the searches, the seizure of a firearm, ammunition, cocaine (about €7,000) and cannabis, and the arrest of two men aged in their 20s and late teens. It spells the area Hollyhill and says the drugs will go to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis.

    suspect, 20s, malesuspect, late teens, male