BREAKING: Man arrested following significant drugs seizure in Limerick

A MAN has been arrested following a significant drugs seizure in Limerick.

As part of an intelligence-led operation targeting organised crime, a joint operation was carried this Wednesday by personnel attached to the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB), the Limerick Divisional Drugs Unit and the Revenue Customs Service.

During the course of the operation, Revenue officers seized approximately 10 kilograms of suspected cannabis herb, with an estimated value of €200,000.

Gardaí arrested a man, aged in his 20s, and he is currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at Henry Street garda station in the city.

Investigations ongoing and the man can be detained without charge for up to seven days.

The Revenue say the operation was part of ongoing joint investigations targeting organised crime groups and the importation, sale and supply of illegal drugs.