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Case No. 6873Drug trafficking (cannabis) · Co. Dublin · 20 Dec 2023

Woman and teen arrested over €100k cannabis seizure in Tallaght

On Wednesday 20 December 2023 at around 8pm, gardaí stopped and searched a vehicle on Cheeverstown Road in Tallaght, south Dublin, and seized cannabis herb with an estimated value of €100,000 as part of Operation Tara. A woman in her 40s and a male teenager were arrested at the scene and detained under the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996, and a man in his 40s was arrested during a warrant search of a Tallaght residential property, where cannabis resin with an estimated street value of €378,000 was seized. Reports on 21 December described the three arrests and seizures. On 23 December, unnamed sources claimed the drugs were bound for Drogheda and that the two arrested have links to a gang in the Drogheda feud, which is not confirmed, and gardaí said investigations are ongoing with analysis pending at Forensic Science Ireland.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested21 Dec
    2 reports
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • Gardaí seized cannabis herb with an estimated value of €100,000 from a vehicle.
  • Gardaí seized cannabis resin with an estimated street value of €378,000 during a warrant search of a Tallaght residential property.
Where
The vehicle was stopped and searched on Cheeverstown Road in Tallaght, south Dublin.
When
The vehicle was stopped at around 8pm on Wednesday 20 December 2023, and the warrant search took place at around 9.30pm.
Investigation
  • A woman in her 40s and a male teenager were arrested at the scene and taken to a garda station in south Dublin; one report describes the male as in his late teens.
  • A man in his 40s was arrested at the scene of the warrant search.
  • The woman and the male teenager were detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.
  • The stop and search were carried out under Operation Tara, and the seized drugs are being sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis.
Other details
  • Unnamed sources said the drugs were on their way to Drogheda and that the two arrested have links to one gang in the Drogheda feud; this is not confirmed.
  • Gardaí said investigations are ongoing.
17 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatGardaí seized cannabis herb with an estimated value of €100,000 from the vehicle. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatCannabis resin with an estimated street value of €378,000 was seized during the search. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatA woman and a male teen were arrested in connection with €100,000 of cannabis herb found in a vehicle in south Dublin. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe vehicle was stopped on the Cheeverstown Road in Tallaght. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe vehicle was stopped by Serious Crime Unit gardaí at 8pm on a Wednesday night on Cheeverstown Road, Tallaght. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe vehicle was stopped and searched at around 8pm on Wednesday 20 December 2023. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenA warrant search of a residential property in Tallaght took place at around 9.30pm. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationA woman in her 40s and a male teenager were arrested at the scene. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationThe woman and teenager were detained under the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationA man in his 40s was arrested at the scene of the search. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationThe seized drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationUnder Operation Tara, the vehicle was searched and cannabis herb with an estimated value of €100,000 was seized, with analysis pending. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe stop and the search were part of Operation Tara. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherGardaí said investigations are ongoing. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe woman and the male teenager were arrested at the scene and taken to a garda station in south Dublin. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherBoth were detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherUnnamed sources said the drugs were on their way to Drogheda and the two arrested have links to one gang involved in the Drogheda feud. (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 23 Dec2023
    Arrestedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Female and teen arrested over cannabis seizure linked to Drogheda feud gang

    Reports the arrests, the vehicle stop location and time, the seizure value, and unattributed source claims linking the suspects to a Drogheda feud gang. A separate Tallaght cannabis resin seizure with one arrest is also mentioned but is not part of this record.

    suspect, 40s, femalesuspect, late teens, male
  2. 21 Dec2023
    Arrestedirishmirror.ie, follow-up
    Gardai seize cannabis worth more than €400,000 after stopping vehicle

    Adds a separate €378,000 cannabis resin seizure from a warrant search of a Tallaght residential property, the arrest of a man in his 40s, the Operation Tara reference, and that the drugs are being sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis.

    suspect, 40s, femalesuspect, late teens, malesuspect, 40s, male