Two men detained over drug seizure released without charge

Gardaí detained the men after discovering cannabis in a house in Limerick yesterday.

TWO MEN WHO were detained in relation to a drug seizure in Limerick have been released without charge, gardaí said today.

Gardaí stopped and searched a car on the Ballysimon Road at around 1pm yesterday and discovered approximately €500,000 worth of cannabis in the vehicle.

In a follow-up search a short time later, gardaí discovered approximately €130,000 worth of cannabis in a house in the Rhebogue area of Limerick.

Two men in their early 30s and early 40s were arrested in relation to the seizure and were detained at Henry Street and Bruff Garda Stations.

A file will now be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.

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