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Case No. 17955Fuel offence (green diesel in vehicle) · Co. Kilkenny

Green diesel found in vehicle at Kilkenny checkpoint

On 11 March 2024, kilkennypeople.ie reported that Customs, assisted by gardaí from the Roads Policing Unit, found green diesel in a vehicle at a checkpoint in Kilkenny. The discovery was made last Thursday, according to the article, and the driver was encountered in Galmoy. The article gives no name, age, sex or nationality for the driver. Testing found the fuel to be agricultural diesel. No arrest, charge, court appearance or sentence is reported, so the latest development is the 11 March 2024 report.

  1. Reported11 Mar
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
Customs and gardaí detected green diesel in a vehicle at a checkpoint.
Where
The driver was encountered in Galmoy, County Kilkenny.
When
The discovery was made last Thursday, per the article published on 11 March 2024; no exact date is recorded.
Cause
Customs was assisted by gardaí from the Roads Policing Unit at the checkpoint.
Investigation
The fuel was tested and found to be full of agricultural diesel.
Charges
No arrest or charge is mentioned in the report.
In court
No court step is mentioned in the report.
Other details
  • A garda or customs statement said it would take more than a rub of the green to avoid a hefty fine.
  • The article gives no name, age, sex or nationality for the driver.
5 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatCustoms and gardaí detected green diesel in a vehicle at a checkpoint. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whereThe driver was encountered in Galmoy. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whenThe discovery was made last Thursday, according to the article. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • investigationThe fuel was tested and found to be agricultural diesel. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • otherA garda or customs statement warned that avoiding a hefty fine would take more than luck. (kilkennypeople.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 11 Mar2024
    Reportedkilkennypeople.ie, first report
    Customs and gardaí detect green diesel in vehicle at checkpoint in Kilkenny

    First report of this discovery. No arrest, charge or court step is mentioned. The date is given only as 'last Thursday', so no exact date is recorded.

    suspect