Gardaí from Castlerea have arrested a male (46yrs) and a female (45yrs) following the interception of a Drone, controlled drugs and a number of items.
At approximately 11am this morning, Thursday April 11th 2019 Gardaí stopped and searched a car at Harristown, Castlerea which is adjacent to Castlerea Prison. During the course of the search, two mobile phones, a watch phone, approximately 440 tablets and Cannabis Herb (which are both subject to analysis) were recovered together with a ‘Drone’ which was in the process of being set up.
A male and female were arrested at the scene in connection with this investigation are currently detained at Castlerea Garda Station under the provisions of Section 4 – Criminal Justice Act 1984.
A statement from the Governor, Castlerea Prison states:
‘The Prison works closely with An Garda Siochana and we welcome their intervention and continued support in assisting the prevention of contraband entering our facility’
