A father and daughter have been remanded in custody in relation to the discovery of drugs at two addresses in Co Kilkenny.
Leo Hayden (50), with an address at Assumption Place, Kilkenny, was charged on Saturday night with possession of €1.5 million worth of cocaine and cannabis for sale or supply, after he was arrested on Thursday night. The offence is alleged to have occurred at Mill Road, Gowran.
His daughter, Melissa Hayden (20), Ayrfield, Lord Edward Street, Kilkenny, is charged with possession of cannabis resin worth €399,000 at Assumption Place in Kilkenny. Both were brought before a special sitting of Kilkenny District Court yesterday afternoon.
Det Garda Rebecca Daly of the Garda National Drugs Unit said Mr Hayden made no reply to the charges. He was remanded in custody to appear at Cloverhill District Court this Wednesday. Det Garda Aisling Hobbs said Ms Hayden also made no reply to either of the two charges relating to €399,000 worth of cannabis resin.
Judge Gerard Furlong remanded her in custody but with consent to bail on two independent sureties of €10,000 each with two deposits of €5,000.