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High on cocaine and cannabis and no tax or insurance: L-driver arrested in county Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 24th May 2020 0

A learner motorist was arrested after he was caught driving high on cocaine and cannabis in county Kilkenny in the early hours of this morning. The driver was also found to be driving without any tax or insurance when he was stopped in Callan by gardai on a Covid-19 patrol. A local Garda spokesperson confirmed: […]

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Drug driver busted by gardai on patrol in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 6th May 2020 0

A suspected drug driver was busted after he tested positive for cannabis when he was stopped by Kilkenny gardai on patrol in the city over the Bank Holiday weekend. Officers then discovered €140 of suspected cannabis in a follow-up search of the vehicle. A local Garda spokesperson said: “The results of the blood test and […]

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Gardai find €1.24m worth of cannabis in hedge just over border from Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 25th April 2020 0

Gardai have seized €1.24m worth of cannabis herb in a hedge just over the Kilkenny border in County Laois. Gardaí from Arles and Ballylinan supported by Laois Divisional Drugs Unit located the 62kg stash as a result of an intelligent-led operation along a secondary road on the Carlow/Laois border. Investigations are ongoing, no persons have […]

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Driver high on cocaine and cannabis arrested at Kilkenny Garda Covid-19 checkpoint

By Kilkenny Now 3rd April 2020 0

A drug driver tested positive for cocaine and cannabis after they were stopped at a checkpoint by local gardai on Covid-19 patrol. The motorist was arrested after they were tested by members of the Thomastown Roads Policing Unit who were carrying out a number of checkpoints and patrols in the Paulstown area yesterday. A local […]

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Drug driver nabbed at Garda checkpoint outside Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 15th January 2020 0

A suspected drug driver was caught with a quantity of cannabis when he was stopped at a Garda checkpoint on the outskirts of Kilkenny city. The suspect was arrested on suspicion of drug-driving after his vehicle was searched on the Hebron Road on Sunday evening and is due to appear in court. A local Garda […]

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Drugs bust in Kilkenny city centre, young man arrested after Garda raid

By Kilkenny Now 12th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A KILKENNY man in his twenties is to appear in court after being caught with drugs during the course of a Garda raid. An estaimed €3,500 worth of cannabis and drugs paraphernalia was discovered in a house off Parliament Street during a planned raid by gardai on Wednesday evening. A man in […]

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Two arrested after gardai seized cannabis and cocaine from car in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 15th May 2019 0

A YOUNG man and woman were arrested after gardai searched a car in Kilkenny city-centre that had a “strong smell of cannabis” coming from it. The vehicle was searched on after gardai noticed a group of youths acting suspiciously around the car on William Street just after midnight on Saturday. Officers found a rucksack in […]

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Kilkenny gardai seize €30,000 of cocaine and cannabis during planned raids in city

By Kilkenny Now 3rd May 2019 0

KILKENNY gardai seized €25,000 worth of cocaine, €5,000 worth of cannabis and a huge wad of cash during two separate raids on houses in the city within an hour of each other. The planned raids took place between 10pm and 11pm last night, gardai confirmed to KilkennyNow.ie this evening. In the first incident, gardai searched […]

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Cannabis kid busted by gardai in Kilkenny city-centre

By Kilkenny Now 30th April 2019 0

A TEENAGER was arrested after he was caught with €280 worth of cannabis in Kilkenny city-centre. The 17-year-old was stopped and searched by gardai in the city at around lunchtime yesterday. They discovered the drugs in his possession and took him to Kilkenny Garda Station for questioning. He was later released without charge. A file […]

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Man arrested as gardai seize ecstasy and cannabis during raid in rural Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 15th March 2019 0

GARDAI arrested a man after they seized cannabis and ecstasy worth €2,000 during a planned raid on a house in rural Kilkenny. Members of the Kilkenny-Carlow Garda Division Drugs Unit backed by local detectives swooped on the property in the Mile Bush area of Rosbercon on Tuesday night. One man was arrested in the operation. […]