TWO MEN HAVE been arrested after gardaí seized cocaine and cannabis worth an estimated €97,000 in Clare and Limerick yesterday evening.

The seizure was made after a car was stopped on the M18 at Junction 11 Dromoland in Clare shortly after 7pm on Wednesday.

Following a search of the car, gardaí discovered cocaine with an estimated value of €56,000 and a 41 year-old man was arrested.

He is currently being detained at Ennis Garda Station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.

Gardaí subsequently conducted a follow-up search of a house in Castleconnell, Co Limerick, and discovered cocaine worth an estimated €17,500, as well as 4kg of cannabis resin worth an estimated €24,000.

A 36 year-old man was arrested during the search and is currently being detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at Henry Street garda station in Limerick.

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