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Woman Arrested Following Drug Seizure in Tipperary

Yesterday, Tipperary Gardaí arrested a woman and seized an estimated €25,000 worth of drugs.

Drugs seized are suspected to be alprazolam pills packed in blister packs branded ‘Ksalol’. These suspected drugs will now be sent for analysis.

Alprazolam works by enhancing the activity of certain neurotransmitters in the brain. This medicine can cause birth defects or life-threatening withdrawal symptoms in pregnant women and may not be distributed by a licensed pharmacy. Fatal side effects can occur if alprazolam is taken with alcohol, opioid medicine, or other drugs that cause drowsiness or the slowing down of breathing.

The woman, understood to be aged in her 30’s, was arrested at the scene and detained at Clonmel Garda Station. She has since been released and a file will be prepared for the DPP.

This seizure was made shortly after 3:00pm when Gardaí from the Clonmel District Drugs Unit and Tipperary Divisional Drugs Unit carried out a planned search of a house in the Carrickbeg area of Carrick on Suir, Co. Tipperary.

Thurles Gardaí On Speed Check Patrol, Seize Dogs

**Photograph courtesy An Garda Síochána**

Thurles Roads Policing Unit have seized eight dogs believed to worth in the region of some €5,000 in Co Tipperary two days previously, on June 4th, 2020.

Shortly before 8:00pm Gardaí were carrying out a speed check on the M8 motorway at Ashill, Thurles when they observed a van exceeding the speed limit.

The van was stopped and whilst speaking with the driver Gardaí heard dogs barking in rear of the van. Gardaí searched the vehicle and found eight dogs; believed to be valued in the region of €5,000.

The driver and passenger were unable to give any explanation as to the ownership of the animals; latter which were not microchipped.

The dogs were then seized by Gardaí and placed in a local animal shelter. While investigation are currently ongoing, however, no arrests have been made to-date.

Cannabis Plants Seized In Co. Tipperary

A Garda search warrant was executed shortly before 7:00pm yesterday; on an address at Ballyrichard Road, Carrick on Suir, Co. Tipperary.

During the search, Gardaí located a polytunnel to the rear of the property which contained an estimated €8,000 of suspected cannabis plants.

The plants seized by uniformed Gardaí from Carrick-on-Suir, assisted by the Clonmel Garda Drugs Unit, will now be sent for further analysis.

Also seized on the property were a hydraulic press; a number of extractor fans and other paraphernalia, normally associated with drug production.

To date, no arrests have been made but investigating Gardaí are understood to be following a definite line of enquiry.

Back To Work Safely Protocol.

Guidance On Compliance For Thurles & Tipperary Small Businesses

As part of Phase 1 of Ireland’s roadmap for re-opening, many small businesses are returning to work.

To help prevent the spread of Covid-19 in the workplace, the “Return to Work Safely Protocol” has been designed and issued. (Visit HERE.)

This “Return to Work Safely Protocol”, is the result of a collaborative effort by the Health and Safety Authority (HSA); the Health Services Executive (HSE); the Department of Health and the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation.

In order to comply fully with the COVID-19 related public health protection measures identified as necessary by the HSE; the Protocol should be used by all workplaces.

Employers, small businesses owners and managers will need to adapt procedures and practices as outlined by this protocol. Please note also, that workplaces may be the subject of inspection and the compliance of small businesses will be assessed.

To help employers, small business owners and managers to implement the protocol, two templates and seven checklists have been made available by the HSA. (Visit HERE.)

Templates:

Return to Work Form.

COVID-19 Response Plan.

Employer Checklists:

Checklist 1: Planning and Preparing.

Checklist 2: Control Measures to Prevent Infection.

Checklist 3: COVID-19 Induction.

Checklist 4: Dealing with a Suspected Case of COVD-19.

Checklist 5: Cleaning and Disinfection.

Employee Checklist:

Checklist 6: Workers.

Worker Representative(s) Checklist:

Checklist 7: Worker Representative(s) Checklist.

Live Ammunition Located – Hidden In Tipperary Woodland

Gardaí, here in Co. Tipperary, on last Saturday, seized in excess of 1,300 rounds of live ammunition, which were located hidden in a wood in the county.

The ammunition, wrapped in plastic covering, was located by a member of the public, latter out social exercising in the Bishop’s Wood (Irish: Coill an Easpaig) area of Dundrum village, Co. Tipperary; latter just 24 km (25 min. drive) from Thurles town. The area of the find is also close to an International Scouting centre, near the Tipperary village.

Gardaí were immediately alerted and a technical examination and search of the scene and surrounding area was carried out, to no further avail.

The total wrapped consignment contained three packages each in turn containing different calibres of ammunition, and have now been forwarded for technical analysis by Garda ballistics experts.

To date, no arrests have been made and the investigation remains ongoing.

The Garda believe the ammunition may have remained concealed in the Dundrum wood for some period of time, and indeed may date from the an earlier period in our troubled history; hidden by a then partially active IRA unit.