Gardai seized cash and drugs this afternoon during a search operation targeting local criminal activity in Limerick.
The searches were carried out at St Mary’s Park Estate on Thursday by gardaí attached to Henry Street Garda station, assisted by Mayorstone Crime Office, ASU, Divisional Search Team, Mayorstone community policing and the Divisional Scenes of Crime unit.
A total of three locations were searched leading to a large quantity of cash in notes and coins being seized alongside a large amount of documentation.
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Additionally, an unspecified amount of heroin, cocaine and alprazolam was seized with an estimated street value of €24,000, and have now been sent for analysis.
Noone was arrested during the course of the search operation and investigations are ongoing.
A garda spokesperson said: “As part of ongoing investigations into local criminal activity in Limerick City, Gardaí attached to Henry Street Garda station, assisted by Mayorstone Crime Office, ASU, Divisional Search Team, Mayorstone community policing and the Divisional Scenes of Crime unit conducted a number of searches under warrant in St. Mary's Park Estate today Thursday 6th October, 2022.
“In the course of the search operation, three different locations were searched and Gardaí seized a large quantity of cash in notes and coins along a large amount of documentation. Heroin, cocaine and alprazolam with an estimated street value of €24,000 was also seized. The drugs will now be forwarded for analysis.
“No persons were arrested during the course of the search operation and investigations are ongoing.”
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