Thurles Information

A man in his 30’s has been arrested following a series of drug searches in South Co. Tipperary, which has resulted in the seizure of €90,000 worth of drugs, cash and other associated paraphernalia.

The searches were carried out in the Kilfeacle area of the county near Tipperary Town; on three separate properties, at around noon on Wednesday last, April 29th. Same raids were undertaken by Gardaí from the Tipperary Divisional Drug Unit, ably assisted by colleagues from Tipperary Town Garda Station.

The drug, cash and paraphernalia seized and identified during the course of the three searches, were cannabis with an estimated value of €74,000; €16,600 in cash; a set of weighing scales and a number of small bags.

The 30-year-old man was arrested on sight at one of the three properties, before being taken into custody and detained at Cahir Garda Station.

Also, on April 29th last, Cahir Gardai, on a routine patrol in a local housing estate, arrested a motorist after he tested positive for cocaine.
We understand the driver had narrowly avoided colliding with the arresting officer in charge of the Garda patrol car.

Tipperary Gardaí today seized €13,400 of drugs (subject to analysis) in Fethard, Co. Tipperary.

Shortly after 1:00pm, Gardaí from the Clonmel District Drugs Unit and Clonmel Garda Station executed a search warrant on a residence in the Fethard area.

During the course of this search, Gardaí seized what they believe to be cocaine with a street value of €12,200 and cannabis with a street value of some €1,200.

Gardaí arrested a woman, understood to be aged in her 30’s, at the scene; she remains currently detained at Clonmel Garda Station under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.

Earlier Seizures
In the early hours of Tuesday morning last, April 7th 2020, at 2.30am, just 5 days previously, Gardaí on patrol in the area, recovered €1,900 worth of suspected cocaine and cannabis resin, also in the Fethard area.

A man aged in his early 20’s, was arrested at the scene and brought to Clonmel Garda Station. His arrest will result in a file being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

Back in the end of January last, 2020 in the early afternoon the Tipperary Divisional Drugs Unit and Southern Region Dog Unit, also located cocaine during a planned search of a house, also in the Fethard area of Co. Tipperary.

A post-mortem examination is due to take place later today, following the assault, at an apartment building in Carrick-on-Suir in Co Tipperary, in which the male victim, has died.

The man, understood to be aged in his 40’s is reported to have received an apparent stab wound, before being rushed to Waterford University Hospital, in a critical condition on Saturday night last.

Sadly the victim died of his injuries earlier this morning.

Another man also understood to be in his 40’s has since been arrested and is currently being detained at Clonmel Garda Station.