Five arrested in Midleton area as part of Operation Thor
Gardaí have arrested five people in relation to incidents of fraud, assault, and drug driving on foot of a bench warrant as part of an Operation Thor Day of Action in the Midleton area yesterday.
As part of the day of action, multi-agency checkpoints were carried out in Knockgriffin, Castleredmond, Midleton, Tullagreine and Carrigtwohill with the assistance of Revenue Customs Officers and Road Safety Authority.
At these checkpoints five vehicles were seized by Gardaí for no tax/insurance and a number of fines were issued for incidents of speeding, holding a mobile phone while driving and not wearing a seat belt. Customs detected four vehicles with suspected green diesel and the RSA had several detections on both heavy and light goods vehicles.
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