Limerick gang swoop cash haul rises to €250,000

THE cash haul in the huge Garda Operation Platinum mounted to target Limerick’s feuding drugs gangs rose to €250,000 yesterday after further searches in the city.

The Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) obtained 12 separate orders for the money, which included sterling and dollars, at Limerick District Court yesterday.

Drugs with a street value of €200,000 were also found during raids on more than 150 houses, offices and businesses.