MORE than €530k worth of drugs have been sniffed out in Dublin over the past week. Contraband worth approximately €533,000 has been seized by Revenue officers with the assistance of their detector dog Grace. Revenue's detector dog Grace During the period from May 20 to May 27, Revenue officers examining parcels at a premises in Dublin seized over 7kgs of herbal cannabis with an … [Read more...] about Detector dog sniffs out drugs worth more than €530k
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Ireland, Spain and Norway formally recognise Palestine from today
THE governments of Ireland, Norway and Spain will formally recognise Palestine as a state as of today. The joint decision by the European nations is in response to the ongoing conflict in Gaza. They believe formal recognition of the state of Palestine is the starting point to an end to war based on the two-state solution they hope to see in the Middle East – where Israel and … [Read more...] about Ireland, Spain and Norway formally recognise Palestine from today
Community condemns ‘disgusting’ racist graffiti found on school
‘DISGUSTING’ graffiti which appeared on a school in Northern Ireland has left local community members ‘shocked and horrified’. The grafitti – which depicts nazi symbols and uses aggressive racist language - appeared on a number of buildings in Cookstown, Co. Tyrone including a school. PSNI officers investgating the incident confirmed “it has been noted in several areas, … [Read more...] about Community condemns ‘disgusting’ racist graffiti found on school
Pair charged after €2.1m with of cannabis seized in Dublin
TWO men have been charged after €2.1m worth of cannabis was seized in Dublin on Friday. Around 105kg of herbal cannabis was seized following a joint operation by Revenue's Customs Service and the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB). The men, both in their 30s, were arrested by An Garda Síochána and detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug … [Read more...] about Pair charged after €2.1m with of cannabis seized in Dublin
Man charged with five counts of rape
FOLLOWING an investigation by Thames Valley Police, a man has been charged with rape in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. Conor Fitzpatrick, 31, of West Wycombe Road, High Wycombe was charged on Wednesday, May 22 with five counts of rape. He was also charged with one count of possession of a controlled drug of class B, namely cannabis. The charge relates to incidents in Abingdon between … [Read more...] about Man charged with five counts of rape