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28/11/2008
Police Seize Drugs In Dublin And Limerick
Cocaine has been recovered in Limerick today, just as news of the seizure of a large quantity of ecstasy tablets in Dublin has been made known.
Gardaí said earlier today that a male, aged 25 years, was detained in Swords Garda station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.
They said he was held as a result of searches that were carried out in Kinsealy yesterday evening, the 27th November.
He was later released in the early hours of this morning and a file will be prepared for the Director Of Public Prosecutions
These searches took place as part of ongoing enquiries into the sale and supply of drugs in the Swords area of Dublin.
Subject to analysis, the estimated value of the drugs seized is €30,000.
Meawhile, it has just been revealed that €150,000 of cocaine and guns have been recovered in a separate operation.
As part of the ongoing investigation into organised crime groups in Limerick - and into the murder of Shane Geoghegan - Gardaí carried out a number of searches in the Galvone area of Limerick city today.
This search was carried out by the Limerick Divisional Search Team assisted by members of the Garda National Drugs Unit and Gardaí from Roxboro Road.
During the course of the search two kilos of cocaine, with an estimated street value of €150,000, three firearms - two rifles and one shotgun - and a large quantity of shotgun cartridges were recovered.
(BMcC/KMcA)
Gardaí said earlier today that a male, aged 25 years, was detained in Swords Garda station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.
They said he was held as a result of searches that were carried out in Kinsealy yesterday evening, the 27th November.
He was later released in the early hours of this morning and a file will be prepared for the Director Of Public Prosecutions
These searches took place as part of ongoing enquiries into the sale and supply of drugs in the Swords area of Dublin.
Subject to analysis, the estimated value of the drugs seized is €30,000.
Meawhile, it has just been revealed that €150,000 of cocaine and guns have been recovered in a separate operation.
As part of the ongoing investigation into organised crime groups in Limerick - and into the murder of Shane Geoghegan - Gardaí carried out a number of searches in the Galvone area of Limerick city today.
This search was carried out by the Limerick Divisional Search Team assisted by members of the Garda National Drugs Unit and Gardaí from Roxboro Road.
During the course of the search two kilos of cocaine, with an estimated street value of €150,000, three firearms - two rifles and one shotgun - and a large quantity of shotgun cartridges were recovered.
(BMcC/KMcA)
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