Issue Date: 28th May 2021
Gardaí today, 28/05/2021, carried out an operation targeting the sale, supply and distribution of illegal drugs in the Limerick area.
A number of premises across Limerick city were searched as part of this operation. Cannabis Herb (pending analysis) worth €900,000 and approximately €45,000 in cash was discovered and seized.
Eight persons, one woman aged 40s and seven men aged from their 20s - 70s, have been arrested. They are all currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at various Limerick city Garda Stations.
This operation represents the ongoing investigations into drug distribution networks in the mid-west. Investigations are ongoing.
