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12th Aug 2019

€120,000 of cocaine, shotgun shells and more seized by Gardaí in Limerick raid

Rory Cashin

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Two men were arrested in connection with the seizure.

Two men, aged in their 20s and 30s, have been arrested in connection with the seizure of approximately €20,000 of cannabis herb (pending analysis), approximately €120,000 of cocaine (pending analysis), a quantity of MDMA and a number of shotgun cartridges in Limerick.

As part of ongoing operations targeting the sale and supply of drugs in the Castleconnell area of Limerick, a premises was searched on Sunday, led by the Divisional Drugs Unit in Castleconnell and assisted by other units from Henry Street and Roxboro Road Garda Stations.

The two men were arrested and detained contrary to section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drugs Trafficking) Act, 1996 at Henry Street and Roxboro Road Garda Station.

Investigations are ongoing.

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