€240,000 of cannabis herb seized from a car stopped at Castleconnell
Gardaí stopped a car in the Castleconnell area of County Limerick on 8 May 2010 and found what they believed was cannabis herb with an estimated street value of €240,000. The driver, a man in his thirties, was arrested and charged before Limerick District Court the next day.
Gardaí stopped a car in the Castleconnell area of County Limerick on the
morning of 8 May 2010 and discovered what they believed was cannabis herb,
subject to analysis, with an estimated street value of €240,000.[1]The
driver, a man in his thirties, was arrested at the scene and brought to
Henry Street Garda station in Limerick, where he was detained under section
2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.[1]
The Sunday Tribune put the seizure at nearly €250,000 and reported that the
man was being questioned at Henry Street station.[2]He was subsequently
charged in connection with the seizure and was due to appear before
Limerick District Court at 1pm on 9 May.[3]
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