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18/11/2008
Animal Rescuers Turn Up Drugs Ring
Animal rescuers found more than a few groggy moggies during a rescue attempt at a Dublin address on Monday, as they stumbled into a huge drug's cache.
Gardaí in Tallaght were called to the address in Tallaght, Dublin yesterday afternoon at approximately 3.30pm, after responding to a call for assistance from the Dublin Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
The DSPCA were attending a call concerning the maltreatment of animals at a premises in Mount Seskin, Tallaght, Dublin 24.
On arrival at scene Gardaí searched the outhouses and general area where the animals were being kept and recovered a large quantity of drugs and paraphernalia, including 10,000 ecstasy tablets worth €100,000, half a kilo of cocaine worth €35,000, and four and a half kilo's of cannabis resin worth €30,000.
Among the assorted drug paraphernalia, gardaí found a pneumatic press, weighing scales and a generator.
The search also turned up a gas-operated air pistol with several hundred steel ball bearings and a computer hard drive, which is being examined by Gardaí IT experts.
The DSPCA also seized 35 dogs including English Bull terriers, German Shepherds, an American Bull Dog and a Doberman.
No arrests have been made to date but investigations are continuing.
(DW)
Gardaí in Tallaght were called to the address in Tallaght, Dublin yesterday afternoon at approximately 3.30pm, after responding to a call for assistance from the Dublin Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
The DSPCA were attending a call concerning the maltreatment of animals at a premises in Mount Seskin, Tallaght, Dublin 24.
On arrival at scene Gardaí searched the outhouses and general area where the animals were being kept and recovered a large quantity of drugs and paraphernalia, including 10,000 ecstasy tablets worth €100,000, half a kilo of cocaine worth €35,000, and four and a half kilo's of cannabis resin worth €30,000.
Among the assorted drug paraphernalia, gardaí found a pneumatic press, weighing scales and a generator.
The search also turned up a gas-operated air pistol with several hundred steel ball bearings and a computer hard drive, which is being examined by Gardaí IT experts.
The DSPCA also seized 35 dogs including English Bull terriers, German Shepherds, an American Bull Dog and a Doberman.
No arrests have been made to date but investigations are continuing.
(DW)
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