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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

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

TRIBUTES have been paid to a 17-year-old boy who died in a single-vehicle collision in Co. Down. Jack Morrow died at the scene of the incident on the Banbridge Road in Rathfriland at around 2.30am on Saturday. A 19-year-old who was also in the vehicle was taken to hospital with serious injuries. In a separate incident, a man in his 60s died in a two-vehicle collision on the … [Read more...] about ‘Loveliest boy’: Tributes paid after 17-year-old dies in Co. Down collision

POLICE in west Belfast have launched an investigation after school pupils received inappropriate texts messages from a number outside of Britain and Ireland. Officers are now encouraging parents and guardians to have conversations with children in their care about who they are speaking to via text message or online. "We would encourage parents to have regular and open … [Read more...] about Police investigate ‘inappropriate’ text messages sent to Belfast school pupils

A TEENAGER has been hospitalised with serious injuries after he was assaulted by a group of young males at a Belfast park. Further altercations broke out following the incident, which occurred shortly before 9.20pm on Saturday in Falls Park in the west of the city. Police said the 15-year-old male who was assaulted was knocked unconscious during the incident. "Police responded … [Read more...] about Teenager hospitalised with serious injuries after Belfast park assault