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Thursday 21 October 2021
The search was carried out in the west Clare region this morning.
The drugs were seized in the Dublin 1 area on Monday night.
He is due to appear before Macroom District Court on Wednesday 17 November.
Both men are detained pursuant to Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.
More than €60,000 worth of Alprazolam tablets were seized.
The seizures were made today as part of an ongoing money laundering investigation.
Herbal cannabis, khat, amphetamine and methamphetamine were among drugs seized.
A number of searches were conducted under warrant at suspected cannabis growhouses this morning.
The tobacco was discovered in a container that had arrived on a vessel from Rotterdam.
12 locations were searched in Co Longford this morning.
The consignment had originated in Bulgaria.
Criminals were attempting to smuggle half a tonne of cocaine into Ireland.
A man in his 20s has been arrested.
The drugs were seized when a truck arriving from mainland Europe was intercepted and searched.
€494,000 worth of drugs and €22,450 in cash were seized from Newbridge, Co Kildare.
The search was carried out at 3.30pm today by the Roscommon and Longford Divisional Drugs Unit.
The searches were carried out in Dublin, Louth, Meath and Wexford this morning.
The drugs were in parcels that came from the United States, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands and Canada.
The Criminal Assets Bureau carried out the search operation in Tallaght, Dublin 24 and Newbridge, Co Kildare.
The vehicle was seized in the Naas area of Co Kildare this morning.
A number of search warrants were executed in the Ennistymon area this morning.
This represents an increase of 392% over the same period last year.
The searches were carried out in the Dublin 1 area this morning.
Two men in their 20s were arrested during searches.
The suspected drugs were seized during searches of a vehicle and a residential property in Co Meath.
No arrests have been made and investigations are ongoing.
He will appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice at 10.30am today.
€12,400 in cash was also seized by gardaí.
The man is currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.
The seizure was made in the Gorteengrone area of Co Carlow yesterday evening.
No arrests have been made but investigations are ongoing.
The drugs were seized during a search of an apartment on Upper Castle Street in Tralee.
The Galway Divisional Drugs Unit searched a premises on the Headford Road around 10.30pm lasat night.
The illegal drugs were concealed within the panels of a van.
Two of the three people arrested have since been released.
The seizure was made during a search in Longford town yesterday evening.
Both consignments were destined for addresses in Dublin.
NIGHTCLUBS ARE TO be allowed to reopen as planned this Friday, 22 October – but new advice specifically for the sector is being developed, and has yet to be released.
The announcement was made yesterday by Taoiseach Micheál Martin following a Cabinet meeting to discuss the easing of restrictions.
In a government document released yesterday afternoon, it was confirmed that:
However, this sectoral guidance is yet to be released. The Taoiseach did confirm to reporters that “what traditionally happens at nightclubs will still happen at nightclubs” – though he didn’t specify exactly what that entailed.
So, today we want to know… Would you be happy to go to a nightclub in the next few months?
Poll Results:
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