Gardaí seize 160 kg of cannabis herb at Meath house and arrest one
Gardaí searching a house at Clinstown, Stamullen on 29 June 2017 seized 160 kg of suspected cannabis herb, 2.5 kg of cannabis resin and about 30 kg of suspected cocaine. A man in his 30s was arrested at the scene and detained at Kells Garda Station.
As part of a planned operation by the Meath Divisional Drugs Unit, gardaí searched a house at Clinstown, Stamullen, County Meath at about 2.45pm on Thursday 29 June 2017, assisted by the Ashbourne Detective Unit and the Garda Dog Unit.[1][2]The search of the house, its lands and the vehicles present found 160 kilos of suspected cannabis herb, approximately 30 kilos of suspected cocaine and 2.5 kilos of suspected cannabis resin.[1][2]The street value, subject to analysis, was estimated at €3.2 million for the cannabis herb, €50,000 for the cannabis resin and €2.1 million for the cocaine.[1][2]
A man in his 30s was arrested at the scene and detained at Kells Garda Station under section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.[1][2] No charges or later court outcome were reported in these accounts.
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The cannabis figures above exclude about 30 kg of suspected cocaine found in the same search, valued at €2.1 million; only the cannabis weights and values are recorded here.
No charges or later court outcome for the arrested man were reported.
No event photo with a verifiable direct image address was found in the opened sources; the Garda notice said photos would follow only if they became available.
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