Kildare gardaí investigating possible drug-motivated burglary from veterinary surgery premises
No arrests have been made at present
Gardaí based in County Kildare are investigating a potentially drug-motivated burglary from a veterinary surgery premises.
The incident was described to KFM by Garda Jonathan Ryan, who appeared on the radio station on the morning of Wednesday, June 26 last.
Gda Ryan said that the incident took place at a veterinary surgery located in Celbridge at around 1.50am on Monday, June 24 last.
He explained that a safe was stolen from the premises by four men, and that gardaí are of the belief that the safe may have contained 'controlled drugs', which are unsafe for human consumption.
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Gda Ryan appealed for anyone with information about the incident to contact gardaí, and also appealed to anyone who has been offered drugs 'from an illegitimate source' in Kildare to contact gardaí.
Commenting on the incident, a garda spokesperson told the Leinster Leader: "Gardaí are investigating a burglary that occurred at a veterinary surgery in Celbridge, County Kildare on the Monday, June 24, 2024 at approximately 2am.
"A number of items were taken.
"No arrests have been made."
The spokesperson concluded: "Investigations are ongoing."