Five people have been arrested in various parts of Limerick following a number of searches in the city and county in the last 24 hours, Gardai have said.
Gardaí recovered two firearms, a handgun and a shotgun, along with an amount of ammunition when they carried out planned searches Tuesday evening in St. Mary’s Park and Thomondgate.
Two men, one in his 30’s and another in his 40’s, were arrested and are being held under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act at Henry Street Garda Station.
In a follow-up search another firearm was recovered and Gardai say a further two juveniles were arrested. They are also currently detained at Henry Street Garda station.
As part of a separate operation Gardai at Bruff say they have seized around 4kg of Cocaine at a house at Murroe, Co. Limerick. The haul is estimated to have a street value of €400,000.
Officers arrested one man, thought to be in his 20’s, at the scene and he is currently being detained at Bruff Garda Station under the Drug Trafficking Act.
they are calling this one *operation Oilean”. It should really be entitled *operation sweet f*@k all*! I’ve said it before… the usual monthly media extravaganza!
http://www.limericknewswire.com/2009/06/12/gardai-carry-out-planned-searches-in-limerick-city/#comments
It will be interesting to see how many will be released without charge. The usual f*ckology. Only next time, they boys in blue might be able to use the excuse *charged with gang membership* if the new Bill/Legislation is passed.
with all the arrests they have supposedly made over the last couple of months, I’d love to know exactly how many fecking files they have sent to the DPP thus far!! What a waste of time, not to mention tax payers money, if there is no significant end result.
Lovely spot Murroe,nice place to visit,to get away from it all,in the city and suburbia