Gardai seized around €140,000 worth of cocaine from a vehicle in Co Limerick on Tuesday night.
According to officers, a search was carried out at 8pm in Caherconlish as part of Operation Tara.
The focus of this is to disrupt, dismantle and prosecute drug trafficking networks, at all levels - international, national, local - involved in the importation, distribution, cultivation, production, local sale and supply of controlled drugs.
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This particular search led officers to discover a two-kilo bag of suspected cocaine, which has now been sent for analysis.
A man in his 30s was arrested at the scene and remains detained at Henry Street Garda station as investigations continue.
In a statement released this morning, gardai confirmed: "As part of Operation Tara, Gardaí attached to the Limerick Divisional Drugs unit have seized €140,000 of suspected cocaine and arrested one man, following a search operation conducted last night, Tuesday 24th May 2022.
"At approximately 8 pm, Gardaí conducted a search of a vehicle in Caherconlish, Co. Limerick. During the course of the search 2 kilo of suspected cocaine was discovered. The drugs will now be sent for analysis.
"A man in his 30s was arrested as a result and is currently detained under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at Henry Street Garda station.
"Investigations are ongoing."
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