Cocaine

More than €200000 worth of drugs have been seized in north Dublin.A residence in Coolock was searched as part of...

The seizure was carried out as part of Operation Tara, which aims to disrupt, dismantle and prosecute drug trafficking networks. 3kg of cocaine was discovered during the raid, which has an estimated street value of €211,400. A residence in Coolock was searched as part of a planned operation yesterday morning, involving the local Divisional Drugs Unit.

Rotterdam, Europe's largest port, prides itself on its high turnover. But it's struggling to cope with a spike in a less welcome cargo: cocaine.

Gangs are adept at sidestepping such checks, using sophisticated methods to get the drugs past authorities. Besides outsiders camping out, cartels often rely on inside information, according to port police officer Schaaf. "It seems there are lots of buyers," in Europe, he says. Unsurprisingly, several have been port officials. But why are officials suddenly finding so much more of the drug? "It really is a question of finding a needle in a haystack," says Romilda Schaaf, a drugs specialist for the port police.

Gardai have said investigations are ongoing following he seizure of cocaine worth more the €211000 in north Dublin on Tuesday morning.

“No arrests were made during the search and investigations are ongoing.” There were no arrests after the Divisional Drugs Unit in Coolock, assisted by a number of other units, raided a residential premises in the area. ‘No arrests were made during the search and investigations are ongoing’

Gardai conducted a search as part of Operation Tara at a property in north Dublin and they also seized bagging equipment and other items of drug ...

The drugs are now subject to analysis by Forensic Science Ireland (FSI). [north Dublin](https://www.dublinlive.ie/all-about/north-dublin) raid. [An Garda Siochana ](https://www.dublinlive.ie/all-about/an-garda-siochana)conducted a search as part of Operation Tara at a property in [Coolock](https://www.dublinlive.ie/all-about/coolock), Dublin. [ Dublin Live Newsletter](https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/sign-up-newsletter-today-17954403). [garda](https://www.dublinlive.ie/all-about/an-garda-siochana) spokesman said: "As part of Operation Tara and ongoing investigations into the sale and supply of drugs, the Divisional Drugs Unit in [Coolock](https://www.dublinlive.ie/all-about/coolock) assisted by a number of other units conducted a search under warrant at a residential premises in Coolock on the morning of Tuesday 13th December, 2022. [Social welfare Christmas dates confirmed including 'double payment' week](https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/social-welfare-christmas-dates-confirmed-25746734)

RCIPS van outside the courthouse (CNS): When they appeared in court on Friday, Elroy James, David Webster and Fitzgerald Santini all denied being concerned ...

Courtney Larkin, 24, had been packaging 1kg of the drug at home for her new trafficking racket when her friend Ellie Mortin, 21, dropped by and began helping.

She was shocked at the time and didn’t realise what she was doing in that moment. She then arrived at Larkin's home and 'naively' got involved in helping her friend bag up the drugs. ”She has just re-connected with her nine-year-old son and is trying to clean up her act. Her daughter is at a crucial stage in her development and separation from her mother now would no doubt impact her life. Her mum is an NHS nurse and her father is a firefighter. The rest of her time is spent caring for her 2-year-old daughter. She has been in several abusive relationships and had children when she was clearly not ready to. "In total, there was 1.185kgs of crack cocaine at the property, which would amount to £123,187 if wrapped into bags and sold at street value. In mitigation, Clare Brocklebank representing Larkin said: “Larkin has lost two children to the care system and was just managing to keep her head above water. “Both were arrested and taken to Ashton police station where they gave no comment in interview. ''Mortin asked her if they could leave but Larkin insisted that she needed to bag everything up before she could leave. Stored Inside this bag was just over a kilogram of crack cocaine, razor blades and additional snap bags.

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Two large-scale industrial weight press units, bagging equipment and other items of drugs paraphernalia were also recovered from a residential premises ...

Anthony Holmes, 39, of Hall Street, Southport, has been charged with possession with intent to supply a controlled Class A drug.

Anthony Holmes, 39, of Hall Street, Southport, has been charged with possession with intent to supply a controlled Class A drug Two men inside the vehicle were arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply a controlled Class A drug. "He appeared at Wirral Magistrates Court on Tuesday 13 December and was remanded in custody to appear at Crown Court. A spokesperson for Merseyside Police said: "At around 2pm on Monday 12 December, officers stopped a black Vauxhall Astra on Benthams Way because the vehicle was uninsured. He appeared at Wirral Magistrates Court on Tuesday and was remanded in custody to appear at Crown Court. The arrests were made by the Southport Local Policing and Targeted Team.

The many predictions by experts of supply chain disruption to drug flows and the potentially disruptive impact of this on consumer markets have not come to pass ...

It has also assessed the structural characteristics of existing markets as well as the factors that contribute to the development of new consumer markets. The analytical summary of cocaine markets in the report is drawn from a series of fieldwork exercises across 16 countries in this region. As these countries become more prominent as transit points for cocaine, the use of the drug in their local markets increases. The expanding cocaine markets of East and south-ern Africa are starting to play an important role in the transnational flow of cocaine. Despite the extensive population containment and control measures put into place across the globe in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the flow of cocaine powder from Latin America to global markets appears to have been largely uninterrupted. There has been a growing shift away from the US as the destination market of choice towards supplying domestic markets in Europe.

Former City of Cleveland waste collection worker Christopher Ficklin pleaded guilty in federal court to running a cocaine ring that brought in 1110 pounds ...

As MSC grew into a dominant force in global trade, it also became a prime drug-trafficking conduit for Balkan gangs.