'The driver of the car slammed into the garda patrol car head-on before making a daring escape on foot.'
A Garda car was struck head-on in an incident before a major drugs find in Newbridge, Co Kildare, last on Friday night, July 14.
The garda operation formed part of Operation Tara which was launched by Garda Commissioner Drew Harris in 2021 to disrupt, dismantle and prosecute drug trafficking networks, at all levels - international, national, local - involved in the importation, distribution, cultivation, production, local sale and supply of controlled drugs.Gardaí in Newbridge made one arrest last night, a rear seat passenger in the car, but continue to hunt the driver and a front seat passenger who fled on foot.
"Both the male driver and front passenger fled the scene on foot while Gardaí arrested one male back seat passenger. No persons received injuries as a result of the collision.
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