A third arrest has been made as part of an ongoing operation targeting the sale and supply of illegal drugs and the possession of firearms in Co. Clare.
A female in her 20s is being detained at Ennis Garda station under section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2007.
Two males in their 30s arrested on Tuesday 22nd October remain in custody.
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Garda Press Office
As part of an on-going operation targeting the sale and supply of illegal drugs and the possession of firearms in Co. Clare, Gardaí have arrested two men in their 30s, this morning, 22nd October 2019.
As part of the operation, detective and uniform Gardaí from the Clare division carried out searches at a number of properties in the Ennis area of Co. Clare.
Both men are currently detained at Ennis and Shannon Garda Stations under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2007.
This operation relates to recent drugs and firearms incidents in Co. Clare and is also related to the seizure of a sub-machine gun, ammunition and approximately €125,000 of suspected cocaine and cannabis herb that were seized in Co. Clare on the 24th August 2018.
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Garda Press Office
Gardaí have seized drugs and a firearm in an operation in Co. Clare on 24th August 2018.
As part of an on-going operation targeting the sale of illegal drugs in Co. Clare, Gardaí searched a house and lands at Kilmurray, Sixmilebridge, Co. Clare.
During the course of the search Gardaí discovered a sub-machine gun and ammunition, 1.5kgs of Cocaine with a street value of €105,000 and 1kg of Cannabis Herb with a street value of €20,000. (all subject to analysis).
As part of this operation a car was stopped and searched at Tulla Road, Ennis and 1/2kg of Cocaine with a street value of€35,000 subject to analysis. The driver of the car, a man in his 20s, was arrested and taken to Ennis Garda Station. He has since been released and a file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
