Two men in their 40s and 60s arrested after gardai seize large quantity of cocaine worth €500,000

GARDAI have arrested two men after seizing over €500,000 worth of cocaine in Limerick City.

As part of the Tara operation, in many locations Limerick The city was searched yesterday, Friday, November 22.

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A total of 490 thousand euros worth of suspected cocaine was seized Gardai He stopped a vehicle and searched it.

Later, during a separate search under an arrest warrant propertyThey found cocaine. Its estimated value is €70,000.

Two men in their 40s and 60s were arrested.

They are currently detained under Section 2. Guilty Justice (Drugs Trafficking) Act 1996 at a Garda station in the Limerick area.

drugs Those seized will be subjected to further analysis by Forensic Science Ireland.

Gardai confirmed investigations were continuing.

The reference number of the case is 23317/2024.

Three people were detained separately after the incident. Grand vigil in GalwayMore than 150,000 Euros of drugs were found.

As part of Operation Tara, Gardaí from the District Drug Unit Galway We carried out searches on the morning of November 20.

A row of residences features A search was carried out in the Doughiska area.

Gardaí seized a quantity of cocaine which, upon analysis, had a street value of €8,900.

A further 2kg of cocaine worth €139,000 was found in an adjacent dump site.

Three Rolex watches, one worth around €32,000, and €2,500 in cash were also seized.

Gardai also seized a Range Rover Discovery.

Three people, two in their 20s and one a teenager, were arrested.

They are being detained at a Garda station in Co Galway under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.

They can be kept for up to seven days.

For anyone with information, the reference number for the case is PR23296/2024.

This came as Gardai made a separate arrest following a separate search in another county.

ORIGIN OF MONEY DRILLING

As part of Operation Thor, Gardai searched a safety deposit box held somewhere in the US. Dublin The 4th were under arrest warrant earlier this month on November 2nd.

Eight Rolex watches with a total value of 216,000 euros were later seized.

A woman in her 30s was arrested by Gardaí from the Dublin Crime Response Team (DCRT) this morning, 20 November.

The investigation by gardaí is focusing on the source of the money used to purchase these watches.

According to a spokesman, the money used to purchase the watches is suspected to be from the proceeds of burglary and theft-related crimes.

The arrested woman is currently being detained at a Garda station in the Dublin Metropolitan Area under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.

Investigations are ongoing and anyone with information is asked to quote Ref: PR23295/2024.