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Kilkenny woman (38) caught with heroin for sale after Garda raided house

By Kilkenny Now 30th January 2020 0

A Kilkenny woman was caught in possession of heroin after local gardai raided a house is due to appear in court next week. Members of the Kilkenny Divisional Drugs Unit targeted a house in Castlecomer as part of a planned operation last Friday evening. A 38-year-old woman who was in the house at the time […]

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Kilkenny gardai dispute Justice Department’s drop in drug unit numbers as a ‘technicality’

By Kilkenny Now 4th November 2019 0

Kilkenny gardaí are disputing recently released Government figures which said there has been a significant reduction in the number of gardai working in the local drug unit. Figures released by the Department of Justice last week, show just one Garda and one sergeant are working in the Kilkenny/ Carlow drug unit at the current time, […]

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Kilkenny man to appear in court over drugs and growhouse discovery

By Kilkenny Now 16th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A Kilkenny man and a Tipperary man are to appear in court in relation to the discovery of a “sophisticated growhouse” operation and an estimated €55,000 worth of drugs on the Kilkenny / Tipperary border. The two men, both in their 40s, were arrested after gardai swooped on the growhouse close to […]

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BUSTED: Two men arrested in €100,000 drugs seizure in city

By Kilkenny Now 8th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY TWO men are in garda custody after €100,000 worth of drugs were discovered during a raid on a premise in Kilkenny yesterday afternoon. A massive haul of ecstasy tablets, a substantial amount of cocaine and some cannabis herb was seized by the gardai. Kilkenny/Carlow Divisional Drugs Unit assisted by Kilkenny Detective Unit […]

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Man to appear in court in relation to county Kilkenny heroin bust

By Kilkenny Now 6th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE MAN arrested in county Kilkenny after being found in possession of thousands of euros worth of drugs is due to appear in court. The Divisional Drugs Unit swooped on a premises in Castlecomer yesterday evening and discovered €4,000 of heroin inside. The man, in his 30’s, was taken for questioning to […]