Updated 11.39am
GARDAÍ HAVE CHARGED 13 people in connection with a huge ongoing operation in the southeast.
All told, 38 people have been arrested in Kilkenny and Carlow in relation to supply and sale of drugs, in an operation entitled Operation Clave.
Eight people are due to appear before a special sitting of Carlow District Court this morning, at 11am. They remain in Garda custody.
A further five people charged in connection with the investigation have been released from Garda custody and are due to appear before Carlow District Court at a later date.
As part of Operation Clave, 38 people have been arrested and detained in various Garda stations across the Kilkenny/Carlow Division.
The arrests involve 97 offences concerning Section 15 of the Misuse of Drugs Act.
Controlled drugs with a combined total in excess of €50,000, a firearm (air pistol), stun gun and pepper spray were also seized in planned searches during the operation.
Operation Clave is being run in the Kilkenny/Carlow Division with the assistance of a ‘test purchasing unit’ from the Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau.
As part of yesterday’s operation 50 gardaí were briefed by Superintendent Redmond at Carlow Garda Station at midday.
The aim was to search, arrest and detain targets from Carlow.
Some 14 premises across County Carlow were searched in yesterday’s operation.
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With reporting from Orla Ryan.
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