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Garda Press Office

One in custody and one released in €1m cash investigation

The cash was seized at Portcrusha on 14 December.

Updated 4.21pm

ONE MAN REMAINS in custody and another has been released without charge as gardaí investigate the seizure of  a large amount of cash in Co Limerick.

Yesterday, gardaí arrested two men after they seized in excess of €1m cash at Portcrusha, Co Limerick, on 14 December.

This morning, they said that a male aged in his 50s remains in garda custody at Henry St Garda Station following the seizure.

He is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.

A second male, who is in his 40s, has been released without charge.

The find at a property at Portcrusha near Castleconnell on Saturday afternoon was part of an ongoing investigation into organised crime in the county.

First published 8.10am

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