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Update - €230,000 of suspected cannabis herb in Limerick city on May 13, 2021.

Issue Date: 15/05/2021

The man arrested in relation to this investigation has since been charged. He is due to appear before a special sitting of Ennis District Court this evening at 6pm.


Previous press release.
Gardaí have arrested a man and seized €230,000 of suspected cannabis herb in Limerick city on May 13, 2021.
Shortly before 12.30am this morning, Gardaí from the Limerick Divisional Drugs Unit stopped and searched a car in the Castletroy area of Limerick. During the course of the search Gardaí seized €200,000 of suspected cannabis herb.
The driver, a man in his 60s, was arrested at the scene and was brought to Henry Street Garda Station where he is currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.
As part of the investigation, Gardaí carried out a number of follow-up searches in Limerick city. During the course of one search at a house on Hyde Road, Gardaí seized a further €30,000 of suspected cannabis herb. No further arrests were made following these searches.
All of the suspected drugs will now be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis.