
A FURTHER arrest has been made in connection with this weekโs major drug and cash seizures in Limerick City.
Gardaรญ have said that a man in his late teens was arrested in Limerick today (Friday August 2) in connection with seizures of drugs and cash worth almost โฌ700,000 in the St Maryโs Park area of Limerick City on Wednesday and Thursday of this week.
A haul of cannabis, heroin, and cocaine worth an estimated โฌ420,000, along with โฌ250,000 in cash, was seized by Gardaรญ operating from the Mayorstone Crime Unit, in a series of raids across July 31 and August 1.
As part of Operation Tara โ a nationwide anti-drugs campaign focusing on disrupting, dismantling, and prosecuting drug trafficking networks โ Gardaรญ carried out a number of raids in the St Maryโs Park area of Limerick City across the past two days.
During a search under warrant at a number of homes in the St Mary Park area on Wednesday, Gardaรญ seized cannabis valued at around โฌ100,000.
One man in his 30s has already been charged and was due to appear before a special sitting of Nenagh District Court today (Friday) in connetction with the raids, in which searches were carried out by the Garda Armed Support Unit and the Garda Dog Unit.
On Thursday (August 1), in a follow up search, โฌ100,000 worth of suspected cocaine and โฌ250,000 in cash was also seized.
The same day, a further search carried out by Gardaรญ saw the seizure of quantities of cocaine, cannabis, and heroin โwith a combined value exceeding โฌ220,000โ.
A woman in her 50s was arrested in connection with these raids.
Today (Friday), Gardaรญ confirmed that a man in his late teens has been arrested in connection with the seizures and is currently detained at a Garda station in County Limerick.
According to Gardaรญ, the teen can be held for up to seven days.
All raids and subsequent seizures were carried out in the St Maryโs Park area of Limerick City.