A MAN is due to appear in court this Saturday morning in connection with an investigation in which Gardaí recovered more than €1.5million worth of drugs in a major operation targeting the activities of a drug gang in Limerick on Wednesday.
Gardaí on Wednesday stopped a car travelling in the Caherdavin area, situated on the outskirts of the city centre. During a search of the vehicle, they recovered an estimated €70,000 worth of cocaine.
In a follow up search of a parked vehicle at Old Cratloe Road, DDU officers recovered an estimated €800,000 worth of cocaine as well as an estimated €700,000 worth of cannabis.
Gardaí arrested a 26-year-old man as part of the drugs probe.
This Saturday morning, according to a Garda statement, a man in his 20s, who was arrested in connection with the investigation, has been charged and will appear before a special sitting of Limerick District Court at 12pm this afternoon.