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Garda Drug Seizure In Tipperary

A search was conducted, yesterday evening, at Highfield Grove, Clonmel, Co.Tipperary, by members of the Clonmel District Drugs Unit.

Suspected drugs including cocaine, MDMA (Ecstasy), Cannabis and Alprazolam (short-acting tranquilizer), with an estimated street value of €2,500, were seized along with digital scales and deal bags.

A man in his 20’s was arrested and detained at Clonmel Garda Station.

CAB Seize Cars Valued 2 Million Euros In Tipperary

The Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB), headed by Detective Chief Superintendent Michael Gubbins, have seized 80 cars worth more than 2 million Euros from a car dealership here in Co. Tipperary. Same operation is part of an investigation into a UK-based Pakistan and Lithuanian organised crime gang.

This morning’s CAB seizures were supported by the Emergency Response Unit, the Stolen Motor Vehicle Investigation Unit, the Garda National Immigration Bureau, the Garda Technical Bureau and the Revenue Customs Dog Unit, which carried out six searches in homes and businesses in both Co. Clare and Co. Tipperary.

In total cars seized included Range Rover’s; Volvo’s; BMW’s; and Hyundai’s worth more than €2 million. The gang are believed to have set-up a company and bought a garage in Co Tipperary, selling cars they had purchased and imported from the UK.

Some €20,000 in cash was seized in six searches and over €200,000 frozen in bank accounts.

Police in the UK and our own Gardaí believe the crime gang were involved in invoice redirect fraud and were using the business as a front for money laundering.

In a similar operation in the UK, West Midlands Police also carried out a search and arrest operation as part of their investigation.

Thurles Gardaí Seize Injured Horse Following Illegal Race

**Picture courtesy An Garda Síochána, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.**

Thurles Gardaí have seized a horse after it had collapsed, following a suspected illegal road race at Horse and Jockey, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

The animal’s legs were very badly cut and required medical attention.

Gardaí are asking the public that anyone who observes any suspected illegal road racing or an animal in distress to contact their local Garda station immediately.

The injured animal was seized by Gardaí, under the Control of Horses Act 1996 and an investigation into the incident is continuing.

Clonmel Gardaí Seize €8,000 Worth Of Cocaine & Xanax

Gardaí have arrested a juvenile and seized over €8,000 of suspected drugs in Clonmel, South Co. Tipperary, today.

**Picture courtesy An Garda Síochána, Tipperary**

Shortly after 1.00pm, members of the Clonmel District Drugs Unit, assisted by Clonmel and Carrick on Suir Detective Branch, executed a search warrant at an address in the Brook Crescent area of Clonmel, Co. Tipperary.

During the course of the search Gardaí seized €8,000 of alprazolam tablets (Xanax) along with a small quantity of cocaine.

Alprazolam is properly used in medicine to treat anxiety and panic disorders and belongs to a class of medications called benzodiazepines which act on the brain and central nervous system to produce a calming effect.

A juvenile is currently detained at Clonmel Garda Station.

Thurles Gardaí Continue War On Drug Dealers

Gardaí in Thurles, Co. Tipperary, yesterday, arrested a female and seized approximately €21,500 in suspected drugs and cash.

At approximately 3:30pm yesterday, Gardaí from the Tipperary Divisional Drugs Unit conducted the search of a residence in the area of Holycross, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

It was during the course of this search that Cannabis, MDMA, Amphetamine and Cocaine, together worth some €16,100, together with €5,400 in cash was seized.

The arrested woman, understood to be aged in her 30’s, has since been released and a file will now be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).