Two held after Limerick drug seizures

Gardai are questioning two individuals tonight after a quantity of drugs worth an estimated €50,000 was seized in two separate…

Gardai are questioning two individuals tonight after a quantity of drugs worth an estimated €50,000 was seized in two separate operations.

One man and a woman are being questioned in Limerick after drugs squad officers seized seven kilograms of cannabis during searches in the city.

A 52-year-old woman was arrested after three kilos was found in a search of a house in St Mary's Park.

A 21-year-old man was taken into custody after a van was stopped and searched in the same estate and four kilos recovered.

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Both are being questioned under section two of the Criminal Justice Act in Henry Street Garda Station.

Gardai said the drugs are thought to have a street value of almost €50,000 and have been taken away for forensic examination.