Man (50s) to appear in court following €200,000 cocaine seizure in Limerick

Gardaí arrested the man and seized over €200,000 of suspected cocaine, in Croom, Co Limerick on Friday.
Man (50s) to appear in court following €200,000 cocaine seizure in Limerick

Eva Osborne

The man (50s) arrested as part of an investigation into a €200,000 cocaine seizure in Limerick has since been charged.

He is due to appear before a special sitting of Limerick District Court sitting at Kilmallock Courthouse, Co Limerick, on Sunday.

Gardaí arrested the man and seized over €200,000 of suspected cocaine, in Croom, Co Limerick on Friday.

Gardaí attached to the Divisional Drugs Unit in Henry Street Garda Station stopped and searched a vehicle near Croom, Co Limerick.

During the course of the search, cocaine with a value of approximately €204,000 was seized.

The drugs seized are now subject to analysis by Forensic Science Ireland.

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