James CoxGardaí arrested five men and seized drugs worth over €70,000 in an operation targeting organised crime in Co Limerick on Tuesday. A number of searches were conducted by gardaí attached to Limerick crime functional area at locations in Limerick, Cork and Clare. During the search of a field in the Limerick area, the assistance of the Army explosive ordinance disposal (EOD) unit was requested to make safe a suspicious device. A controlled explosion was carried out and on examination this device was found to have been a viable explosive. Three women were also arrested yesterday for offences contrary to the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994.

Source: The Herald October 25, 2023 09:55 UTC