LIMERICK: Drugs, including large quantities of cocaine and heroin have been seized over the last two weeks by gardai in a crackdown on the illegal drugs market operating citywide.
Last Wednesday, Gardai from the Divisional drugs Unit seized heroin with a street value of €72,000. The drugs were seized during the search of a house in the Thomondgate of the City.
On Thursday, a number of premises were searched in the Old Cratloe Road and drugs, mostly cannabis herb, with a street value of €7,500 were seized.
Cocaine destined for the Limerick market and valued at almost €80,000 was seized two weeks ago on April 13, while cocaine and heroin with a street value of almost €9,000 were also seized during the search of a house at St Mary’s Park the following day.
Investigations are continuing and a number of arrests were made with gardai now completing files for the DPP.
