20kg of cannabis pollen worth €250,000 seized in Beaumont warehouse
Gardaí searched a warehouse in Beaumont, Dublin on 3 December 2010 during an operation targeting organised crime and seized about 20kg of cannabis pollen valued at €250,000. Two men aged 22 and 28 were arrested; the older man was charged and the younger man was released without charge.
Gardaí searched a warehouse in the Beaumont area of Dublin at about 8pm on
3 December 2010 and seized what they believed was 20kg of cannabis pollen,
subject to forensic analysis, with an estimated street value of €250,000.[1][2]The search was part of an operation targeting organised crime in the
northern Dublin division, carried out by the organised crime unit supported
by the Garda National Drugs Unit and officers from the division.[1][2]
Two men, aged 22 and 28, were arrested and held at Santry and Swords Garda
stations under the Misuse of Drugs Act.[1][2]The 22-year-old was later
released without charge, while the 28-year-old was due to be charged in
connection with the seizure before Court Number 2 of the Courts of Criminal
Justice on the morning of 6 December 2010.[3]
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