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31 Dec 2025
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31 Dec 2025
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Hacketstown, county Carlow
As part of ongoing investigations into the sale and supply of drugs in the region, Gardaí searched a house in Hacketstown, county Carlow, on December 30, 2025.
Carlow Drugs Unit seized suspected cannabis with a street value of €136,000, cocaine with a value of €38,000, Valium tablets with a value of €2,000, vapes and vape liquid valued at €39,000 and €21,750 in cash.
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A man, aged in his 30s, was arrested at the scene and is being detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at a station in the Garda Eastern Region.
The seized drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis.
Investigations are ongoing.
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