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Heroin & Cocaine Seized In Clonmel, Co Tipperary.

Yesterday evening, May 7th, at approximately 6:00pm, members of the Clonmel District Drugs Unit, together with the Regular Unit and Community Policing Unit, carried out a search under warrant at an address on the Heywood Road, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary.

Suspected heroin and cocaine with an estimated street value of €2,700 was seized together with cash, mobile phones and digital scales.

Two males, understood to be aged in their 20’s and 30’s, were arrested at the scene and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at Clonmel Garda Station.

Both men were later released without charge, pending drug analysis and a file is expected to be forwarded to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), with court appearance to follow.

‘Active Mobility App’ – Changing Course Of Irish Police Work.

“The most innovative change to policing in the last twenty years”.

Assistant Commissioner Mr David Sheahan, Eastern Region and Mobility Sponsor, demonstrating the ‘ACTIVE MOBILITY‘ project.

The ‘Active Mobility Application’ allows Gardaí to check a vehicle’s history, tax, and NCT status. It also allows Gardaí check the status of a driver’s licence and Insurance and to process fixed charge penalty notice in real time.

In turn this application allows Gardaí to work more efficiently and to spend less time in the office and more time out in local communities.

Judge Strikes Out €60,000 Damages Case Against Tipperary Co. Council.

Mr Gerard Morey, who sought up to €60,000 in damages from Tipperary County Council at the Circuit Civil Court last week, has had his case dismissed and been ordered to pay costs, after a judge declared that Tipperary Co. Council had no case to answer.

The 31 year old Mr Morey, with an address at Aherlow Crescent, Tipperary Town, claimed he was injured in a fall caused by a pothole in the area of St. Michael’s Avenue, in Tipperary town centre.

Since Mr Morey failed to turn up in Court, Mr Justice Eoin Garavan, presiding, stated that he couldn’t see what case there was to answer, and said rather than strike it out, he was dismissing it altogether; which means it cannot now be re-entered.
Judge Garavan further stated that the invisible plaintiff had “failed on the most basic aspect of the case” and made an order for costs against Mr Morey.

Mr Morey had been jailed previously for five years, following a terrifying home invasion in 2015; where he climbed through his neighbour’s window, before violently attacking one of the occupiers of the dwelling, a woman, as he attempted to carry out a burglary.

Costs in last week’s case have yet to be determined by the Court, but are likely to be in the region of some €15,000.

Tipperary Gardaí Continue War On Drug Dealers

Carrick-on-Suir Gardaí, while conducting an ‘Operation Lifesaver’ checkpoint on Monday last, May 3rd, detected a vehicle in rather a hurry.

The vehicle was halted and following a discussion with the driver, Gardai were alerted to a distinctive smell of cannabis, emanating from inside the vehicle.
On searching the car, Gardai uncovered a consignment of cannabis, with a re-saleable value, estimated at approximately €600.

The driver, a local man, was immediately arrested and detained under the ‘Misuse of Drugs Act’.
The vehicle itself was also seized for having no insurance.

A file has been sent to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions and a court appearence is expected to follow.

Weapons & Drugs Seized By Gardaí Targeting Organised Crime In Tipperary.

Gardaí from the Clonmel district drug unit, with help from local uniform and detective Gardaí, the Tipperary divisional drug unit, the armed support units and the regional dog unit, with members of the Defence Forces in efforts targeting organised crime and drug dealing have arrested four people and seized weapons and drugs during an operation in Clonmel, South Co Tipperary.

An intensive search of 10 houses in the town began at 7:00am this morning, which saw the seizing of an assortment of weapons and drugs, including slash hooks; two suspected imitation firearms; suspected cocaine; cannabis herb and amphetamines valued €18,000.

We understand that three men aged between 30 and 20 and one female aged in her late teens were detained and are all being held at Clonmel and Cahir Garda Stations, under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.