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06 Sept 2025

Two arrested and drugs seized after car overturns in bid to flee checkpoint in Kilkenny

Two arrested and drugs seized after car overturns in bid to flee checkpoint in Kilkenny

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Gardaí in Kilkenny arrested and charged two people over the weekend following a substantial cannabis seizure.

While operating a checkpoint in North Kilkenny over the weekend, gardaí seized over 2kg in suspected cannabis.

The male driver and passenger drove away from the checkpoint and crashed and overturned the vehicle a short time later on the Ballyragget to Freshford Road.

"Kilkenny gardaí were weeding out trouble at a checkpoint in North Kilkenny over the weekend and seized over 2kg in suspected cannabis,” a garda spokesperson said.  

Photo: @gardainfo on X

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