BREAKING: Gardai seize over €100,000 worth of drugs in Limerick
GARDAI in Limerick have seized over €100,000 worth of cocaine and cannabis and arrested a man in connection with the drugs find.
As part of Operation Tara, gardaí attached to the Limerick Divisional Drugs Unit carried out a search of a residence in the St Mary's Park area of Limerick city this Monday afternoon.
A garda spokesperson said in the course of the search, quantities of cocaine and cannabis with an estimated street value of €100,000 were seized.
"A man in his 50s was arrested and is currently detained at a Garda Station in County Limerick, pursuant to Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996. He can be held for up to seven days.
"The investigation is ongoing and further updates will follow," said the garda spokesperson.
All of the drugs are subject to analysis by Forensic Science Ireland (FSI).