As part of an ongoing operation targeting the sale and supply of illegal drugs in the Athy area of Kildare, local Gardai assisted by the Regional Support Unit and the Garda Dog Unit, conducted a total of 11 searches in the Athy area and 1 in Newbridge over the last number of days.
During the searches a quanity of drugs including cannabis, heroin and cocaine were seized with an estimate street value of approximately €30,000 (pending analysis), property believed to have been stolen and an imitation firearm were also seized.
Four men were arrested (31, 34, 35 & 35 years) and were detained under Section 4 Criminal Justice Act and three have since been released without charge. A file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions. A fourth male was charged and appeared before Criminal Courts of Justice, Parkgate Street on the 23rd December 2015. He was remanded on bail to appear before Athy District Court at 10.30am on the 12th January 2016.
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No Images of the drugs seized are currently available.
