Two officers in hospital and Garda station shut after incident with cannabis vapes

Two gardaí who were handling seized cannabis vapes were rushed to hospital on Wednesday.

The incident at Edenderry Garda Station in Co Offaly yesterday afternoon sparked a major security alert and the temporary closure of the station. A specialist deep clean is due to take place today.

The two men were rushed to hospital with one of the members currently in a more serious condition than the other.

Gardaí have not established the exact reason for the officers becoming unwell but investigations are based around the theory that some of the THC oil contained in the vapes may have leaked and reacted with lithium batteries inside the vapes.

The devices had been seized from a business as part of a wider investigation and were being processed.

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Two gardaí who were handling seized cannabis vapes were rushed to hospital on Wednesday.

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