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Case No. 15916Drug offences · Co. Donegal · 1 Oct 2024

Woman arrested after drugs worth over €7,000 seized in Donegal raids

On Tuesday 1 October 2024, detectives from the Donegal Divisional Drugs Unit carried out three searches in the Milford Garda District, Donegal, as part of Operation Tara. They seized cannabis plants, hallucinogenic mushrooms and amphetamines worth a combined €7,710, along with cannabis cultivation paraphernalia. A woman, whose age, nationality and name the sources do not give, was arrested in connection with the seizure and released without charge, and the investigation is ongoing.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested2 Oct
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
  • Drugs valued at over €7,000 were seized by gardaí in Donegal.
  • Cannabis plants, hallucinogenic mushrooms and amphetamines worth a combined €7,710 were found.
  • Gardaí also located cannabis cultivation paraphernalia.
Where
Three separate searches were carried out in the Milford Garda District, Donegal.
When
The searches took place on Tuesday, 1 October 2024.
Investigation
  • Detectives from the Donegal Divisional Drugs Unit carried out the searches.
  • A woman was arrested in connection with the seizure.
  • Investigations are ongoing.
Other details
The searches were carried out as part of Operation Tara.
Charges
The woman was released without charge.
9 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatDrugs valued at over €7,000 were seized by gardaí in Donegal this week. (donegallive.ie)
  • whatCannabis plants, hallucinogenic mushrooms and amphetamines worth €7,710 were found. (donegallive.ie)
  • whatGardaí also located cannabis cultivation paraphernalia. (donegallive.ie)
  • whereDetectives from the Donegal Divisional Drugs Unit carried out three separate searches on Tuesday. (donegallive.ie)
  • whereThe searches were in the Milford Garda District. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationA woman was arrested and subsequently released in connection with the seizure. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationInvestigations are ongoing. (donegallive.ie)
  • chargeThe woman was released without charge. (donegallive.ie)
  • otherThe searches were carried out as part of Operation Tara. (donegallive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 2 Oct2024
    Arresteddonegallive.ie, first report
    Woman arrested after €7k drugs found in raids by Donegal Gardaí

    Reports a drugs seizure from three searches carried out on Tuesday, with a woman arrested and released without charge. No existing case matches this seizure.

    suspect, female