Four due in court following €900k cannabis seizure in Limerick

Cannabis worth €900,000 was found and seized. Picture: An Garda Síochána

Four people have been charged and will appear in court tomorrow following a €900,000 drugs seizure in Limerick.

A targeted operation in Limerick city on Friday resulted in the seizure of a large quantity of suspected cannabis and a sum of cash.

A number of premises across the city were searched in the operation with cannabis herb worth €900,000 seized along with €45,000 cash.

Eight people were arrested in connection with the seizure ranging in age from their 20s to their 70s.

Four of the men who were being questioned have been released without charge and a file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.

A woman in her 40s and three men in their late teens, 30s and 50s will appear before Limerick District Court in the morning.

The operation is part of ongoing investigations into drug distribution networks in the mid-west.

Investigations are ongoing.