Ireland Named in reporting
Oliver Etienne
Born between May 1980 and May 1981, from the ages reported. 1 report across 1 case, 5 May 2025 to 5 May 2025
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Accused
- Born
- Between May 1980 and May 1981, from the ages reported
- Nationality
- English, as stated in a report
- Offences
- Possession of controlled drugs (heroin)
- Where
- Co. Dublin
- Reporting
- 1 report, 5 May 2025 to 5 May 2025
- Outlets
- rte.ie
Cases
latest first- Spanish man jailed for drug possession in Dublin Possession of controlled drugs (heroin) · Co. Dublin
On 2 May 2025, Gardaí intercepted a vehicle on a slip road off the M50 in Coolock, north Dublin, and seized approximately 21kg of suspected heroin initially valued at around €3 million. Christian Munoz Sanchez, a 35-year-old Spanish man from Barcelona, was arrested at the scene, and Oliver Etienne, a 44-year-old English man also based in Barcelona, was arrested at Liffey Terrace in Lucan. Both were charged with possession of drugs and possession of drugs for sale or supply under the Misuse of Drugs Act. Sanchez pleaded guilty to possession of drugs for sale or supply on 2 May 2025. In February 2026, he was sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to seven years' imprisonment with the final two years suspended.
Sentenced, 6 Feb 2026Accused · 1 report
Timeline
every report naming Oliver Etienne, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 5 May2025Two men charged over €1.6m drugs seizure in Dublinaccused, Oliver Etienne, 44, male, English, named, non-irishOliver Etienne
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