€2m cannabis resin seized at Greenogue; three arrested
Gardaí seized cannabis resin valued at over €2 million at Greenogue Business Park, Rathcoole, on 1 September 2009. Three men were arrested at a 9pm handover and were due in court to be charged.
🇮🇪 Greenogue Business Park, Rathcoole, County Dublin · Ireland
Gardaí searching business premises at Greenogue Business Park in Rathcoole, County Dublin, on the evening of 1 September 2009 found a large stock of cannabis resin.[1][2][3]The resin had an estimated street value of over €2 million, subject to analysis.[1][4]Officers watched the men park at a truckers’ facility in the business park for a 9pm handover before moving in.[2]
Three men aged 27, 35 and 36, with addresses in Tallaght, Newcastle and Clondalkin, were arrested and detained at Clondalkin Garda station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.[1][2][3]Gardaí linked the men to a major Clondalkin crime gang and said one of them had become its leader after its former head was imprisoned.[2]The three were due in Blanchardstown Court on 4 September to be charged.[5]
Gardaí put the seized resin on display on 2 September; a photograph was offered only on request from the Garda Press Office.[4]
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