Gardaí red-faced as €40,000 in evidence missing from station

EMBARRASSED gardaí have been put on the case of a mystery disappearance after over €40,000 in cash vanished from their own protective custody.

The cash was seized during a raid on a suspected drugs house several years ago and was kept as potential evidence for any prosecution that might result from the operation.

As time ticked by, however, and the person claiming to own the money faced no charges, he went to the District Court to make a standard application to have the property returned.