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Case No. 16638Fuel offence (green diesel) · Co. Kilkenny · 15 Jul 2024

Motorist caught with green diesel in North Kilkenny

On Monday 15 July 2024, gardaí and customs officers on a joint operation intercepted a motorist in North Kilkenny, County Kilkenny. After inspecting the vehicle, gardaí detected green diesel, and the sources give no age, sex, nationality or name for the driver. The detection was one of several checkpoints carried out across the county that day. No arrest, charge, court appearance or sentence has been reported, so the latest development is the report published on 15 July 2024 by Kilkenny People.

  1. Reported15 Jul
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
Green diesel was detected in the vehicle.
Where
The interception took place in North Kilkenny, County Kilkenny.
When
The interception took place earlier on Monday, 15 July 2024.
Cause
Gardaí and customs officers were conducting a joint operation when the vehicle was intercepted.
Investigation
  • Gardaí inspected the vehicle after intercepting it.
  • Kilkenny Roads Policing Unit and customs carried out the checkpoints.
Other details
  • The detection was one of several checkpoints carried out across the county that day, with one detection for green diesel in North Kilkenny.
  • The suspect is described only as a person driving a motorist's vehicle, with no age, sex, nationality or name given.
  • The case was first reported on 15 July 2024 by kilkennypeople.ie, and no other source is given.
Charges
No arrest or charge has been reported.
In court
No court outcome has been reported.
Sentence
No sentence has been reported.
5 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatGreen diesel was detected in the vehicle. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whereThe interception took place in North Kilkenny. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whenThe interception took place on Monday, 15 July 2024. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • investigationGardaí inspected the vehicle. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • otherThe detection was one of several checkpoints carried out that day across the county. (kilkennypeople.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 15 Jul2024
    Reportedkilkennypeople.ie, first report
    Driver caught in major operation being conducted by gardaí and customs in Kilkenny

    First report of this single roadside detection. No matching existing case; no arrest, charge or court outcome is reported.

    suspect