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Tipperary Gardaí Make Further Drug Seizures.

Yesterday, February 11th, 2021, members of the Gardaí within Cahir District from the Detective unit and Drugs Branch carried out a search in the townland of Ballydrehid, Cahir, South Co. Tipperary. During their investigations a quantity of Cannabis herb and cash, to the value of €3,500 was seized.

Follow up enquiries and subsequent searches in South Tipperary in the townland of Loughloher, Cahir and the area of the village of Ardfinnan, were conducted, leading to the further location and seizure of Cannabis herb, with an approximate street value of €15,000.

Two men were arrested and interviewed at Cahir Garda Station. Both males were subsequently charged to appear court, in relation to the stated offences.

Beware Of Latest Fraudulent Email Practice.

Readers are being asked to beware of the latest fraudulent practice of being sent emails by criminals; same purporting to be from possible reputable companies, in order to induce individuals to reveal personal information, such as credit card numbers.

Same email, as in the example shown hereunder, are a phishing scam and should be immediately deleted.

A hyperlinked message supposedly [data that the user can follow by clicking or tapping], sent by Jettimail.co.uk newsletter@news.jettimail.co.uk, received by some people today reads: –

“We have a package on pause belonging to the following email address: [Your actual email address is shown]. e.g. paddyryan1@gmail.com.

There are some further instructions required in order to proceed with delivery.

The items is marked as heavy with contents listed as a 32″ TCL. [Telephone Communication Limited, a Chinese state-owned enterprise and multinational electronics company headquartered in Huizhou, which designs, develops, manufactures and sells products including television sets, mobile phones, air conditioners, washing machines, refrigerators and small electrical appliances.]

You have received this e-mail because you participated in one or more of their user surveys in the last six months and you have won one of their prizes.
You are kindly requested to enter your address and pay for the delivery cost of £1. Please supply ADDRESS & CONFIRMATION. “

This above named website has existed for quite some years:- Registered on: 31-Mar-2014. Expiry date: 31-Mar-2021. Last updated: 30-Mar-2019, according to WHOIS today.

You have been warned.

CAB Freeze €540,000.00 In Tipperary & Kilkenny.

According to An Garda Síochána here in Tipperary, the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) conducted a search operation this morning, February 10th, here in Co. Tipperary and neighbouring Co. Kilkenny, together with the assistance of the Emergency Response Unit, local Divisional Garda personnel and the Garda Dog Unit.

This planned operation targeted an organised crime gang, originating in the Munster and South Leinster regions, with known significant links across the continent of Europe.

Over the course of this investigation, assistance had been sought and shared with Europol.

Financial transactions in excess of €4 million were identified from other jurisdictions to Irish bank accounts linked to members of this gang of criminals.

The Criminal Assets Bureau operation resulted in the freezing of sixteen bank accounts linked to members of this organised crime gang, which we understand contained total funds of €540,000.00.

Today’s operation involved searches of four residential addresses and one business premises, where amongst the following items seized were a 201 Volvo XC90, together with financial documents.

We understand that his morning’s search is a significant development in an on-going CAB investigation, targeting an organised crime gang involved in large scale money laundering here in the Republic of Ireland and Europe.

Male Arrested In Tipperary Following Drug Seizure.

A male, understood to be in his early 20’s, was arrested yesterday evening, at approximately 6:00pm, having been found in possession of cannabis herb, with an estimated street value of approximately €2000. (pending analysis).

The young man, who was observed by Gardai acting suspiciously at the Western Road, in Clonmel; having alighted from a bus, was searched by officers, under the ‘Misuse of Drugs Act’.

Following the search and seizure by officers, he was arrested and is currently being detained at Clonmel Garda Station, under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984, for further questioning.

Garda Warning – Please Take Note.

Gardaí, the HSE and the Department of Health are asking people to be fully aware of a number of scams taking place in relation to Covid-19 vaccination.

This warning follows reports of a number of people receiving fraudulent telephone calls and text messages, seeking personal details, coming from low-life individuals over the past few days.

Gardaí confirm that a number of people have received messages requesting private and sensitive information, including addresses, dates of birth, and PPS numbers.

In some cases people do confirm their address, and state they live at home on their own, leaving the caller / scammer then offering to visit their place of residence, to render vaccination services.

Note: The HSE has stated that they will never text or call people asking them for personal information, and will never request payment for either a Covid-19 vaccine or a test for the virus, as same is totally free.