Gardaí checkpoint on the border in October 2020 Image: PA Gardaí checkpoint on the border in October 2020 Image: PA 18 PEOPLE HAVE been arrested as part of a joint taskforce operation between the Gardaí and the PSNI in border counties yesterday.
One man, in his 40s, was arrested following the seizure of suspected heroin, amphetamines and cannabis in Clones, Co Monaghan. Three detections were made for drugs possession, following a number of drug searches. Three vehicles were also seized under Section 41 of the Road Traffic Act. The operation saw the collaboration with multiple Garda branches, with road policing units from Louth, Cavan/Monaghan, Sligo/Leitrim, and Donegal divisions, alongside the Garda Air Support Unit and North Western Regional Armed Support Unit.