DRUGS and cars have been seized and 30 people arrested this Tuesday (October 1) as a huge Garda force swooped on six properties in Newcastle West.
More than 50 Gardaí were involved in the operation focused on targeting, disrupting, and detecting individuals engaged in criminal activity, including the sale and supply of illegal drugs.
As part of the operation, six homes were searched and 30 individuals were arrested for various offences, including outstanding bench warrants.
In addition, illegal drugs with an estimated street value of €5,000, pending analysis, have been seized, alongside several items of evidential value, Gardaí have said.
A number of vehicles were also seized and one man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.
Those arrested on warrant were scheduled to appear at today’s sitting of Newcastle West District Court.
Two of those arrested were detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda Station in County Limerick, in connection with ongoing investigations into recent theft and drug-related incidents.
Officers from the Limerick County Community Engagement and Crime Functional areas, supported by the Regional Support Unit, Limerick Divisional Roads Policing and Divisional Drug and Detective Units, were involved in the raids.
Superintendent Michael Fleming, in charge of the Limerick County Community Engagement Functional Area said the “operation targeted persons in the Newcastle West area who are involved in criminality and the sale and supply of illegal drugs”.
“The focus was to detect and arrest persons committing crime in the community and to ensure their activities are disrupted. I want to reassure all of those living and working in the Limerick County Community Engagement Functional Area of our commitment to keeping people safe and tackling those who engage in anti-social behaviour and criminal activity.”
