Overview
- Two male gardaí became unwell while processing vape products at Edenderry Garda Station and were taken to hospital for medical assessment on Wednesday.
- The vape items had been seized from a commercial premises as part of an ongoing investigation and were being packaged and labelled for evidence when the incident occurred.
- Edenderry Garda Station has been closed for further examination and a specialist deep clean is due to take place today.
- Local policing duties are being handled by Tullamore Garda Station and An Garda Síochána is providing welfare support to the hospitalised officers and their families.
- An internal and external inquiry is under way to establish the cause and any wider safety risks, and future findings could affect how evidence from seized vaping products is handled.