Man arrested following €1.5m cocaine and cannabis seizure in Limerick City

The driver of a car searched as part of the operation has been arrested

The total value of these three seizures was €1.54 million. The drugs will now be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis.

A man has been arrested following the seizure of over €1.5 million worth of drugs in Limerick City.

An intelligence-led operation targeting the sale and supply of drugs was carried out on Wednesday by gardaí attached to the Limerick Divisional Drug Unit. 

Gardaí stopped a vehicle in the city and carried out a search of it. During the course of the search, suspected cocaine worth around €70,000 was found. 

The driver of the car, a man in his 20s, was arrested. He has since been detained at a Limerick Garda Station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking Act) 1996.

Warrants were then obtained by gardaí, and a second vehicle and a home were searched. 

During those searches, 35kg of suspected cannabis and 11kg of suspected cocaine were found. Their estimated values were €700,000 and €770,000 respectively. 

The total value of these three seizures were €1.54 million. The drugs will now be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis. 

"Investigations are ongoing," a garda spokesperson said.