Two questioned in connection with Limerick drugs haul

Two men were being questioned today in connection with the seizure of €300,000 worth of drugs.

Gardai in Limerick discovered 3.5kg of cocaine and 3kg of amphetamine when they stopped and searched a car on Ballysimon Road in Limerick City last night.

The two occupants, both men in their 20s, were arrested at the scene.

They are being detained at Henry Street and Roxboro Road garda stations under Section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act 1996, under which they can be held for up to seven days.