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Drug seizure and arrest in Kilkenny on the 1/2/18

As part of ongoing joint investigations targeting drug importations, an operation was conducted by the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau, Kilkenny Drugs Unit and Revenue’s Customs Service, at a house in the Dunmore area of Kilkenny.


During this operation, a package was seized which contained approx. 4Kgs of herbal cannabis with an estimated street value (subject to analysis) of €80,000.  

A 33  year old man, an Irish national, was arrested at the scene and is detained under Section 2 of The Criminal Justice (Drugs Traffic) Act, 1996, at Kilkenny Garda Station.