Almost 45,000 euro worth of drugs have been seized during separate searches in Clare.
Gardaí carried out a number of searches in Ennis, Sixmilebrige and Ennistymon on separate days last week and a number of arrests have since been made.
As part of an ongoing operation targetting the sale or supply of controlled substances in Clare, members attached to the Clare Garda Division carried out a number of searches under warrant across the county last week.
On Friday evening, 32,000 euro worth of cocaine was discovered at a house in Ennis, after which two men in their 30s, were arrested at the scene and questioned at Ennis Garda Station under section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act.
They’ve since been released without charge and a file is being sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions.
On the same evening, at around 7pm, the Divisional Drugs Unit carried out a further search at a house in Ennis and recovered €2,000 worth of suspected Cocaine.
Earlier in the week, on Wednesday, 4,000 euro worth of suspected Cannabis Herb and 800 euro worth of suspected cocaine were discovered during searches of a house in Kilmurry, Sixmilebridge.
A man in his late 20’s has been questioned by Gardaí in relation to the seizure and a file is being prepared for the DPP.
Meanwhile, Gardaí say they’re following a definite line of enquiry, following the seizure of 5,880 euro worth of suspected cocaine, which was discovered in a field in Ennistymon, during searches of a house and land there.
Gardaí say all of the drugs are now being sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis.
