A number of people are still being detained at garda stations in Kilkenny, Kildare and Tipperary following a Garda operation targetting criminality in the region.
The crackdown, which was part of Operation Storm, has seen 55 people detained in County Kilkenny this week.
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The initiative involved 19 separate searches aimed at tacking offences including burglary, fraud and drug dealing.
16 people have been charged and three are appeared before a special sitting of Kilkenny District Court last night.