Man arrested after “behaving suspiciously” in Limerick city

AS the long stretch in the evening fades, Limerick Gardaรญ have advised residents across Limerick city and county to โ€œlock up and light upโ€ to help combat home burglaries.
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GARDAร arrested a man who was โ€œbehaving suspiciously in the Historical Quarterโ€ of Limerick City.

While on patrol in the city, Gardaรญ from Henry Streetโ€™s Community Policing Unit searched the man who they said was seen โ€œbehaving suspiciouslyโ€, during which a bag of white powder suspected to be cocaine was discovered in the manโ€™s possession.

A Garda statement said the cocaine had an estimated street value of โ‚ฌ1,150.

The man was arrested at the scene and the suspected drugs were seized.

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The suspected cocaine was to be sent for analysis, which Gardaรญ said would โ€œdetermine the course of the investigationโ€.