*Photograph: John Mangan
MORE THAN €85,000 worth of drugs were seized from Shannon, Sixmilebridge and Newmarket-on-Fergus in the past week.
As part of Operation Tara, the Divisional Drugs Unit carried out a series of searches at properties located in the Shannon District. “During the course of the operation €85,000 of suspected drugs were seized. No arrests have been made, investigations are ongoing,” a Garda spokesperson confirmed to The Clare Echo.
€71,610 euros of suspected cocaine were located in a wooded area of Shannon by the Drugs Unit last Thursday (April 13th). During the course of a search of a house in Sixmilebridge, approximately €5,500 of suspected cocaine was also seized.
Further searches in Shannon saw a house checked under warrant. During the course of the search approximately €4,500 worth of suspected Cocaine was seized. A male in his early 30’s was questioned.
Houses in Newmarket-on-Fergus were raided on Wednesday (April 12th). Suspected cannabis herb with an estimated street value of €2,200 was obtained at one property, a male in his thirties was questioned in relation to the seizure.
Crime prevention officer in the Clare Garda Division, Triona Brooks told The Clare Echo, “All the suspected controlled substances have been forwarded to Forensic Science Ireland for examination. Files will now be prepared for submission to the DPP for directions”.
