Overview
- Odhran O’Brien, 32, appeared at a special Ennis District Court sitting Saturday, charged with possessing 100 kg of cannabis for sale or supply.
- Judge Adrian Harris remanded him in custody until Wednesday, 13 May, after no bail application was made.
- Revenue officers seized about 100 kg of cannabis worth roughly €2 million Friday in a joint operation with the Garda drugs bureau and the Clare divisional unit.
- Gardaí arrested the suspect and detained him under Section 2 of the 1996 Drug Trafficking Act, a power that allows extended questioning in trafficking cases.
- Investigations by Gardaí and Revenue continue, and authorities have not announced any further arrests.