Cocaine

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Dublin airport corporate lounge employee jailed for involvement in ... (BreakingNews.ie)

Jocelino De Silva (44) of Hill Street, Dublin 1 picked up the drugs from the cubicle after his co-accused Lucas Farias (27) of no fixed abode, carried just ...

De Silva and the other man made their way to terminal 2 in the airport when they both boarded an employee bus. He then became pressured to get involved in this operation, counsel submitted. Farias had also been arrested and all three were interviewed. He said Farias’ job was to divide the drugs up and leave it at an agreed location. A few minutes later De Silva and another man were seen entering the same bathrooms before Farias left. De Silva had been contracted to work as manager in the corporate lounge at that time.

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Irish news headlines: Dublin Airport manager who collected cocaine ... (Independent.ie)

Legendary Kerry football manager Mick O'Dwyer pictured at his wedding to Geraldine McGirr from Tyrone in the Great Southern Hotel, Killarney, on Friday. January ...

[while grants for other buyers are scaled back.](https://www.independent.ie/news/environment/grants-to-buy-evs-may-be-kept-for-motorists-in-rural-areas-as-those-for-city-dwellers-end-42308551.html) [has been granted €1,500 bail.](https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/man-accused-of-causing-life-long-deformities-to-gardas-finger-at-traffic-stop-gets-bail-42308602.html) [sacking the son of its founder amid an alleged struggle for control of the business after it left examinership.](https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/restaurant-chain-to-pay-30000-for-sacking-son-of-founder-in-sham-redundancy-42308623.html) The Government has [estimated that some 400,000 people are eligible to claim it.](https://www.independent.ie/business/personal-finance/tax/over-300000-have-yet-to-claim-new-tax-credit-for-renters-42308646.html) [carried just under 15kg of cocaine, valued at €1.43m, from Brazil in his suitcase.](https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/manager-at-dublin-airport-who-collected-cocaine-in-toilet-cubicle-jailed-for-six-years-42308644.html)

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Cocaine played 'significant role' in death of Gwynedd man with ... (North Wales Live)

A provisional cause of death was given by the pathologist as "cardiac arrythmia due to cardiac disease related to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and ...

The presence of cocaine therefore plays a significant part in his death and therefore the conclusion that I will reach is one of a drug related death." Katie Sutherland, acting senior coroner for North West Wales said drug use had caused "further stress" to his heart which led to "lethal cardiac arrhythmia". Ms Sutherland delivered a drug-related death conclusion. Editors actively ask and encourage reporters to speak to the family and friends of a person who is the subject of an inquest. Paramedics arrived but Mr Horton was pronounced dead at the scene. "It is clear that the use of cocaine has directly led to the cardiac arrythmia alongside the cardiac disease related to the COPD. Often families do not wish to speak to the press and of course that decision has to be respected. The press has a legal right to attend inquests and has a responsibility to report on them as part of their duty to uphold the principle of ‘open justice’. Richard John Antony Horton, 54, who had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was found dead at his home in A provisional cause of death was given by the pathologist as "cardiac arrythmia due to cardiac disease related to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cocaine usage." A post mortem showed he had COPD cocaine and the metabolyte of cocaine his system at the time of his death. He had been complaining of shortness of breath in the 24 hours prior to his death and had been using his inhaler a lot more frequently, the hearing was told.

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One man arrested as gardaí seize €195000 worth of cocaine in Bray (BreakingNews.ie)

The seized drugs will now be brought to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis. A man in his 30s was arrested at the scene and taken to Shankill Garda Station ...

During the course of this search, approximately €195,000 of suspected cocaine and approximately €4,400 of suspected cannabis was seized by gardaí. Gardaí seized approximately €195,000 of suspected cocaine and a quantity of suspected cannabis during the course of a search operation conducted as part of Operation Tara. Gardaí arrested one man and seized €195,000 worth of suspected cocaine in Bray, Co Wicklow on Sunday.

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Senegal seizes cocaine off coast of Dakar (Al Arabiya English)

A Senegalese naval patrol boat seized 800 kilograms (1763 pounds) of cocaine aboard a vessel 335 kilometers (208 miles) off the country's capital, the.

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Man arrested after gardaí seize €195k of cocaine in Bray, Co Wicklow (Independent.ie)

Gardaí have seized approximately €195000 of suspected cocaine and a quantity of cannabis during a search operation in Wicklow yesterday.

During the course of this search, approximately €195,000 of suspected cocaine and approximately €4,400 of suspected cannabis was seized by gardaí. Gardaí have seized approximately €195,000 of suspected cocaine and a quantity of cannabis during a search operation in Wicklow yesterday. A Garda spokesperson said: “As a result of ongoing investigations into the sale and supply of drugs in the Dun Laoghaire, Shankill and Bray areas, gardaí from the Dublin Metropolitan Region East Divisional Drugs Unit conducted a search under warrant at a residence in the Old Connaught Avenue area of Bray at approximately 4:40pm.”

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Man (30s) arrested after €195000 worth of cocaine seized in Wicklow (Bray People)

The seized drugs will now be brought to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis. This is Wicklow Newsletter. The local stories that matter in ...

During the course of this search, approximately €195,000 of suspected cocaine and approximately €4,400 of suspected cannabis was seized by Gardaí. A man in his 30s was arrested at the scene and taken to Shankill Garda Station where he is currently detained under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996. A man in his 30s has been arrested after Gardaí seized approximately €195,000 worth of suspected cocaine during a raid in Wicklow on Sunday, January 22.

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One man arrested as Gardaí seize cocaine worth €195000 in Bray ... (Sunday World)

One man was arrested as Gardaí seized €200000 worth of suspected cocaine and cannabis during a search operation in Co Wicklow.

'brink of death' During the search, approximately €195,000 of suspected cocaine and approximately €4,400 of suspected cannabis was seized by Gardaí. One man was arrested as Gardaí seized €200,000 worth of suspected cocaine and cannabis during a search operation in Co Wicklow.

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Arrest after cocaine worth €195k seized in Wicklow (RTE.ie)

Gardaí from the Dublin Metropolitan Region East Divisional Drugs Unit conducted a search under warrant at a house on the Old Connaught Avenue area of Bray at ...

The man was arrested at the scene and taken to Shankill Garda Station, where he is currently detained. Around €4,400 of suspected cannabis was also seized. A man in his 30s has been arrested after suspected cocaine worth around €195,000 was seized in Co Wicklow yesterday afternoon.

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Cocaine and cannabis worth €200000 seized in raid on Bray home (Dublin Live)

A man in his 30s was arrested and is currently being detained in Shankill Garda Station. Approximately €195,000 in suspected cocaine and €4,400 in cannabis was ...

A garda spokesman said: "Gardai seized approximately €195,000 of suspected cocaine and a quantity of suspected cannabis during the course of a search operation conducted as part of Operation Tara on Sunday 22nd January 2023 in County Investigations are ongoing." The seized drugs will now be brought to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis. [Gardai ](https://www.dublinlive.ie/all-about/an-garda-siochana)seized almost €200,000 worth of cocaine and cannabis during a search of a home in [Bray](https://www.dublinlive.ie/all-about/bray). "During the course of this search, approximately €195,000 of suspected cocaine and approximately €4,400 of suspected cannabis was seized by Gardaí. [Wicklow](https://www.dublinlive.ie/all-about/wicklow).

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Senegal seizes over 800 kg of cocaine off coast of Dakar | Africanews (Africanews English)

The seizure of 805 kg (around 1700 pounds) of cocaine was carried out on Sunday (Jan. 22) by a "high seas patrol boat" of the army at 335 km off the ...

The aythority however did not provide abt details on the intercepted ship, its crew, its point of departure, or the value of the cargo. 22) by a "high seas patrol boat" of the army at 335 km off the capital, a statement by the Dirpa read. 24).

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Emma McManus inquest to proceed after halt over disputed 'cocaine ... (Sunday World)

Her husband, the Irish millionaire John Paul McManus, had made a legal bid to have the inquest into his wife's death at their Sandy Lane home halted by the ...

They lived in Chelsea in London but had been in Barbados for a family get together over Christmas when tragedy struck. The judge said she would be clearing her calendar and wanted the matter dealt with by the end of March. 'brink of death' “Life has changed irreparably for us all.” In the application it was alleged the coroner was biased in his dealings with the billionaire’s son and that he refused John Paul McManus the right to have an attorney present. Her husband, the Irish millionaire John Paul McManus, had made a legal bid to have the inquest into his wife’s death at their Sandy Lane home halted by the High Court.

Mexican National Charged with International Cocaine and ... (Department of Justice)

A federal grand jury in the District of Columbia returned an indictment today charging Antonio Oseguera Cervantes, aka Tony Montana, a Mexican national, ...

If convicted, he faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years in prison. According to court documents, Oseguera Cervantes is the brother of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, aka Mencho, who is the leader of Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG). CJNG is responsible for trafficking significant quantities of illegal drugs into the United States for profit and employing violence to further their objectives.

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