Two men arrested after seizure of drugs worth €560,000 in Limerick

€560,000 worth of suspected cocaine was seized yesterday during searches at a number of locations under Operation Tara.
Two men arrested after seizure of drugs worth €560,000 in Limerick

Kenneth Fox

Gardaí have arrested two men over a drug seizure in Limerick City.

€560,000 worth of suspected cocaine was seized on Friday during searches at a number of locations under Operation Tara.

The discoveries were made after gardaí stopped and searched a vehicle where €490,000 worth of suspected cocaine was seized.

In a separate search of a property, suspected cocaine valued at €70,000 was seized.

The two men, aged in their 40s and 60s, are being held at a Garda station in the Limerick area.

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