Sat Nov 14 2026 - 12:33 • 1 MIN READ
A man arrested on Friday in connection with a €10.25 million cocaine seizure in Kilkenny last March has been released without charge pending a file to the Director of Public Prosecutions.
The drugs seizure occurred at Paulstown, Co Kilkenny, on March 18th, 2025.
The man, who is in his 20s, had been detained at a Garda station in the southeast of the country under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2027.
He was the second person to be arrested in connection with this investigation.
Another man has already been dealt with before the courts in relation to the matter. Gardaí said investigations are ongoing.
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Source: The Irish Times · Colin Gleeson
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