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Burglary Of Dog In Mullinahone Area, Co. Tipperary

**Picture courtesy An Garda Síochána Tipperary**

We understand from An Garda Síochána Tipperary, that Gardaí are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a dog, which was the subject of a burglary at a home in the Mullinahone area, of Co. Tipperary.

The dog was taken on the evening of Wednesday 9th September 2020, at approximately 11.45pm.

A white Volkswagen Caddy was observed in the area in the days surrounding the incident.
Any person with information, no matter how small, is asked to contact Clonmel Garda Station Tel: 052 6177640.

Drugs Valued €35,000 Seized In Cashel, Co. Tipperary

Yesterday, Cahir Gardaí arrested a man and seized an estimated €35,000 worth of controlled drugs from a property in Cashel, Co. Tipperary.

On Friday 4th September, Gardaí from Cahir District Drug unit executed a search warrant on a residential property in Cashel, south Co. Tipperary.

During the course of the search, Gardaí discovered €32,000 worth of cannabis (pending analysis); a quantity of cannabis herb and cocaine.

Drug paraphernalia including heat lamps as well as three stun guns, were also seized during this operation.

A man understood to be in his 30’s was arrested and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 and held at Cahir Garda Station.

He has since been charged to appear in Court.

Tipperary Gardaí Arrest Two Drug Drivers

An Garda Síochána, latter operating “Anti-Crime Checkpoints” today in the areas of Cahir and Cashel Co. Tipperary, stopped two motorists.

The first driver presented what appeared to be a fake driving licence. Same was confirmed using the Garda Mobility App. The driver was then arrested on suspicion of drug Driving, after testing positive for Cannabis use. His licence was seized for further forensic examination

The second driver, latter an unaccompanied learner driver, with no L-plates on display, tested positive for cocaine and cannabis use. His vehicle was seized and he himself was also arrested.

Thurles – Beware Of Smishing Scam

Smishing, as many people will be aware, is a scam where fraudsters send text messages to random mobile phones. It gets its name from a combination of the words ‘SMS’ (as in text message) and Phishing, latter which attempts to lure individuals into providing sensitive data such as personally identifiable information, banking and credit card details, and passwords.

This morning Thurles.Info received a message from one of our very alert readers.

Our reader writes:-

“I thought I would let you know about a very sophisticated Smishing Scam that was tried on me this morning.

I received a text from +0818752752. The text contained a genuine looking tracking number and the following message: “Your delivery has been stopped at our depot today 24/08/20. Please resolve the issue here: followed by a link that I won’t reproduce here”.

No company name and the link was http not https, which made me suspicious! But the lure in such matters is always very strong – especially if you have an online order pending!

Anyway, I fired up Windows 10 Virtual Sandbox, opened a browser in it and typed in the link I was given.

This brought me to a very realistic looking courier website, albeit a courier I hadn’t heard of before.

They had “tracked my package” and told me there was a problem with a big flashing button “Continue”! I cautiously followed on – safe in my virtual machine!

They explained there was a delivery charge due and if I didn’t pay it in the next 24 hours my package would be returned! Eventually I landed on a payments page with a very dodgy looking URL in the address bar. This was looking for all my details, name address, phone number and of course credit card details. It even had a small charge pre-filled on the payment amount field.

At this point I closed the browser and the virtual session.

I have the matter reported it to my local Garda Station.

This is the most sophisticated scam I have seen yet and is designed to prey on people who are ordering a lot more online these days due to Covid restrictions.”

Please be warned and to our alert reader ‘Sir, Many Thanks’

Man Arrested In Tipperary Following House Search

Picture Courtesy An Garda Síochána. *(Irish Police)*

Yesterday evening, at approximately 5.30pm, members of the Clonmel District Drugs Unit; Clonmel Detective Branch and the Southern Regional Dog Unit, searched an address at Cherrymount, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary.

Suspected amphetamines with an estimated street value of €1,500 were seized, together with digital scales, mixing agent, deal bags and a small amount of cannabis.

A man in his 30’s has now been arrested and remains currently detained at Clonmel Garda Station.

Further investigations are ongoing.