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Waterford-based Garda has home searched as part of corruption probe

Waterford-based Garda has home searched as part of corruption probe
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A Waterford based garda who abandoned an unmarked squad car at Dublin Airport while he went on holidays with colleagues - has had his home searched in a raid as part of a corruption probe.

According to a report in the Sunday Independent, the mid-ranking officer had his home raided by officers attached to the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) at 6.30am on Friday morning.

The newspaper previously revealed that a group of gardaí based in Waterford travelled to Dublin Airport in the vehicle while they flew out for a non-work trip.

When contacted by the paper this weekend, Garda Headquarters declined to comment on the matter, saying it does not comment on an internal disciplinary investigations.

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The garda who drove the squad car was put back on uniform duties following an internal probe.

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