Four arrested as weapons and drugs seized in garda operation targeting organised crime
Searches conducted at 10 houses
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Gardaí have arrested four people and seized €18,000 of suspected drugs and a number of weapons following an operation in Clonmel today (Thursday).
The operation, targeting suspected organised crime and the illegal sale and supply of controlled drugs, commenced at 7am and involved searches at ten houses in Clonmel.
During the course of the operation, Gardaí seized €18,000 of suspected cocaine, cannabis herb and amphetamines. Gardaí also seized two suspected imitation firearms and an assortment of weapons such as slash hooks.
One man, aged in his 30s, is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 whilst two other men (20’s & 30’s) are detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.
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Two people have been charged in connection with a Garda operation in Clonmel targeting organised crime.
They were among four people arrested yesterday.
Ten houses in the town were searched in the operation which started at 7am on Thursday morning leading to the seizure of €18,000 worth of suspected cocaine, cannabis herb and amphetamines.
Two suspected imitation firearms were also discovered, as well as an assortment of weapons such as slash hooks.
Two men in their 30s are due to appear before Youghal District Court today.
A man in his 20s and a woman in her late teens who were also arrested as part of this operation have since been released and a file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
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Gardaí have arrested four people and seized €18,000 of suspected drugs and a number of weapons after a huge operation in Clonmel.
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A photo of the Garda operation in Clonmel, which also involved members of the Defence Forces. Photo: An Garda Síochána.
Four people have been arrested, and drugs and weapons seized, during a Garda operation in Clonmel targeting organised crime.
Ten houses in Clonmel were searched in the operation which started at 7am this morning, leading to the seizure of 18,000 euro worth of suspected cocaine, cannabis herb and amphetamines.
Two suspected imitation firearms were also discovered, as well as an assortment of weapons such as slash hooks.
One man (30’s) is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 whilst two other men (20’s & 30’s) are detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984. All three are detained at Clonmel Garda Station.