A YOUNG couple remain in garda custody this Tuesday morning following the seizure of up to €80,000 worth of heroin in two areas of Limerick on Monday night.
The drugs were seized following a Garda surveillance operation at an address in the city and a second loaction on the outskirts of Limerick.
- External Walls: Up to €8,000 Grant
- Attic: Up to €1,500 Grant
- Cavity Walls: Up to €1,700 Grant
- Internal Dry Lining: Up to €4,500 Grant
Chief Superintendent Dave Sheahan said that the seizure was part of an operation to tackle the illicit sale and distribution of heroin in the city.
Shortly before 9:30pm on Monday night, garda from the Limerick Divisional Drugs Unit apprehended two quantities of heroin at an address on St Patrick’s Road and from a car in Rathbane.
The two arrested in connection with the sezures, a 36-year-old man and a 29-year-old female, both with addresses in Limerick city, remain in custody for questioning at Roxboro Garda Station as the directions of the Director of Public Prosecutions are awaited.