A MAN has been arrested after gardaí seized drugs worth €643,000 in Co. Limerick.
The drugs were discovered today during a search of a residence in Annacotty as part of ongoing investigations into the sale and supply of drugs in the region.
Gardaí recovered suspected cannabis with an estimated street value of €470,000 and suspected cocaine thought to be worth €140,000.
They also seized prescription tablets valued at more than €33,000 as well as other drug paraphernalia and a quantity of cash.
All of the drugs seized will now be forwarded to Forensic Science Ireland (FSI) for analysis.
The arrested man, aged in his 30s, was taken to a garda station in Co. Limerick and is being detained under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.
Gardaí added that investigations are ongoing.
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