Updated at 3.35pm
TWO MEN HAVE been arrested and drugs have been seized following two separate searches in Dublin and Limerick.
The first seizure came as part of a joint intelligence-led operation by gardaí and Revenue, targeting the sale and supply of controlled drugs.
Gardaí from the Limerick Divisional Drug Unit and Revenue conducted a planned search of a premises in Limerick city yesterday afternoon.
During the course of the search, controlled drugs, including Alprazolam tablets and cannabis resin, with an estimated street value of up to €55,000 (pending analysis) were seized, along with €51,000 in cash.
A quantity of cigarettes and tobacco were also seized.
During the course of the search, a man in his 50s was arrested and is currently detained under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at Roxboro Road Garda Station.
Meanwhile, a raid was carried out by gardaí from Tallaght, Dublin on a house in the Donomore area yesterday.
During the search cocaine, heroin and a quantity of tablets with an estimated street value of up to €175,000 (pending analysis) were seized and a man in his 40s arrested.
A stolen car which had been stripped down for parts and drug paraphernalia were also seized.
In a follow-up search of a house in the Deerpark area of Tallaght, cannabis with an estimated street value of up to €13,000 (pending analysis) was seized.
The man arrested was detained under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice Drug Trafficking Act at Tallaght Garda Station and was released early this morning.
A file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
With reporting by Hayley Halpin
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