12/08/2019

Major Drug Seizure Made In Limerick Search Operation

Cocaine, cannabis and MDMA worth more than €140,000 has been seized by Gardaí in a raid in Limerick.

The seizure was made during a search operation in the Castleconnell area of the city on Sunday, 11 August.

They found €120,000 worth of cocaine, €20,000 worth of cannabis herb, along with MDMA and shotgun cartridges.

Two men, aged in their 20s and 30s, were arrested in connection with the seizure and remain in custody at separate Garda stations in Limerick City.

(MH/CM)

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