Heroin, cocaine and a hidden mixing agent with a street value of more than €140,000 was discovered by gardaí in a targeted search operation in Limerick.
Gardaí seized over €140,000 worth of drugs following a search operation in the St. Mary's Park area of Limerick on Wednesday, March 15.
As part of Operation Tara, Gardaí attached to the Limerick Divisional Drugs Unit carried out a search operation on open waste ground, which yielded a supply of two types of Class A narcotics.
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The search led to the discovery of 1kg of suspected heroin with an estimated street value of €137,000 and suspected cocaine with an estimated value of €4,000.
"A large of quantity of suspected mixing agent was also found concealed in the area. All items have been seized and are subject to analysis by Forensic Science Ireland (FSI)," a garda spokesperson said.
This seizure forms part of Operation Tara; an enhanced national anti-drugs strategy, which was launched by Garda Commissioner Drew Harris on July 2, 2021.
Its focus 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.
A spokesperson added: "No arrests have been made at this time and investigations are ongoing."
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