Two men have been arrested after €560,000 worth of suspected cocaine was seized during searches at a number of locations in Limerick city.
The arrests and seizures were made on Friday after gardaí stopped and searched a vehicle, during the course of which €490,000 worth of suspected cocaine was seized.
During a separate search, under warrant, of a property in the city suspected cocaine with an estimated value of €70,000 was seized.
The drugs seized will now undergo further analysis by Forensic Science Ireland.
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The two men, who are aged in their 40s and 60s, are currently detained under drug trafficking legislation in a Garda station in the Limerick area. Garda investigations are ongoing.
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