Ireland Two men arrested over cannabis jellies seized in Dublin
Two men were arrested on 20 October 2021 after gardai seized cannabis-laced jelly sweets during a search of a flat in The Liberties, Dublin 8. The Divisional Drugs Unit at Kevin Street Station conducted the search and found jellies containing THC, packaged to resemble popular candy brands. The two men were detained at Kevin Street Garda Station. Gardaí and the Food Safety Authority of Ireland warned the public, particularly parents, of the dangers of THC-containing sweets as Halloween approached.
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- Arrested21 Oct
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Two men were arrested after gardai seized cannabis-laced jelly sweets in Dublin.
- The jellies are packaged to resemble popular candy brands and contain THC, with one source reporting up to 50mg per jelly and another up to 600mg.
- Where
- The search was carried out at a flat in The Liberties, Dublin 8 area.
- When
- The search was conducted on Wednesday, 20 October 2021.
- Investigation
- The Divisional Drugs Unit at Kevin Street Station conducted the search and seized the jellies.
- The two men were arrested and detained at Kevin Street Garda Station.
- Other details
- Gardaí warned the public of the dangers of THC-containing sweets as Halloween approached.
- The Food Safety Authority of Ireland urged parents to be cautious about children consuming the sweets.
- Six children under ten were hospitalised this year after accidentally consuming THC-containing products.
16 statements extracted from the articles
- whatTwo men were arrested after gardai seized cannabis-laced jelly sweets in Dublin (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe sweets contain THC and are packaged to resemble popular brands of jellies (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe illicit sweets can contain up to 50mg of THC per jelly (dublinlive.ie)
- whatTwo men were arrested and detained at Kevin Street Garda Station. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe jellies contain up to 600mg of THC. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe arrests followed a search of a flat in The Liberties (dublinlive.ie)
- whereThe two men were detained at Kevin Street Garda Station (dublinlive.ie)
- whereThe search took place at a flat in the Dublin 8 area. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe search was carried out on Wednesday, 20 October 2021. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe Divisional Drugs Unit seized the cannabis jellies during a search of a flat in the Dublin 8 area (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe search was conducted by the Divisional Drugs Unit at Kevin Street Station. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherGardaí warned the public of the dangers of THC-containing sweets as Halloween approaches (dublinlive.ie)
- otherThe FSAI urged parents to be cautious about children unwittingly consuming the sweets (dublinlive.ie)
- otherSix children under ten have been hospitalised this year after consuming THC-containing products (dublinlive.ie)
- otherSix children under ten were hospitalised after accidentally consuming THC-containing products this year. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe Food Safety Authority of Ireland urged parents to be cautious as Halloween approaches. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 21 Oct2021Two arrested as Gardai seize ‘Cannabis Jellies’ and issue warning to parents
Reports the arrest of two men following the seizure of cannabis jellies in a Dublin 8 flat, with a Halloween warning to parents about THC-containing sweets.
suspect, malesuspect, male - 21 Oct2021Two arrested after gardai seize cannabis jellies in Dublin
Adds details on THC concentration (up to 50mg/jelly), the FSAI warning, and that six children under ten have been hospitalised this year after consuming THC-containing products resembling normal jellies.
suspect, malesuspect, male