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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 19156Drugs offences · Co. Kilkenny

Two charged after cannabis seizure and car overturns fleeing checkpoint in Kilkenny

Gardaí seized over 2kg of suspected cannabis at a checkpoint in North Kilkenny over a weekend reported on 14 November 2023. The male driver and a passenger drove away from the checkpoint, and the vehicle crashed and overturned a short time later on the Ballyragget to Freshford Road. The sources do not give the ages, names or nationalities of the two people. The latest development, in the article updated on 16 November 2023, is that the two people were arrested and charged.

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  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Charged16 Nov
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • Gardaí in Kilkenny arrested and charged two people over the weekend following a cannabis seizure.
  • Gardaí seized over 2kg of suspected cannabis.
  • The vehicle crashed and overturned a short time later on the Ballyragget to Freshford Road.
Where
The checkpoint was in North Kilkenny.
When
The seizure took place over a weekend, and the article was published on 14 November 2023 and updated on 16 November 2023.
Cause
The male driver and a passenger drove away from the checkpoint.
Charges
Two people were arrested and charged.
Other details
The sources do not give the ages, names or nationalities of the two people.
6 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatGardaí arrested and charged two people over the weekend following a cannabis seizure. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whatGardaí seized over 2kg of suspected cannabis. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whereThe checkpoint was in North Kilkenny. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whereThe vehicle crashed and overturned on the Ballyragget to Freshford Road. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • causeThe driver and passenger drove away from the checkpoint. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • chargeTwo people were arrested and charged. (kilkennypeople.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 16 Nov2023
    Chargedkilkennypeople.ie, first report
    Two arrested and drugs seized after car overturns in bid to flee checkpoint in Kilkenny

    Reports the arrest and charging of two people, the seizure of over 2kg of suspected cannabis at a North Kilkenny checkpoint, and the crash on the Ballyragget to Freshford Road. No specific date is given beyond 'over the weekend'.

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