A man has appeared in court charged in connection with a drugs seizure in Ennis over the weekend.
More than 20,000 euro worth of drugs were uncovered during searches of two premises in the county town on Saturday.
During separate searches the previous Tuesday, a further 15,000 euro worth of drugs were uncovered in Lissycasey.
As part of Operation Tara, Gardaí from Kilrush Garda Station carried out a search under warrant at a house in Lissycasey at around 7 o’clock last Tuesday evening,
There they uncovered suspected Cannabis Herb with an estimated street value in excess of €15,000.
A man in his late 50s was interviewed after caution at the scene.
Meanwhile, on Saturday last, at around 2.30pm, Gardaí from the Divisional Drugs Unit carried out two searches under warrant of a house and a premises in Ennis.
A quantity of suspected Cannabis Herb with an estimated street value of approximately €20,000 was seized in one of the searches.
While suspected Cannabis Herb with an estimated street value of €2,000 and a quantity of cash was seized during the second search.
Two men, both in their mid-twenties, were arrested and detained at Ennis Garda Station. One of these men has appeared before the courts charged in conection with the seizure.
The drugs seized are being forwarded to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis and investigation files will now be prepared for submission to the office of the DPP.
