Limerick Gardaí seize automatic pistol and €21,700 in drugs

Gardaí seized an automatic 9mm Glock pistol, ammunition, and suspected diamorphine (heroin) during a raid on a residential property on Island Road in Limerick City. The suspected drugs have an estimated street value of €21,700.

An adult male in his late teens was arrested during the operation and has been detained under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007. The seizure was conducted by the Limerick Divisional Drugs Unit as part of investigations into organized criminal activity and drug supply in the area.

The operation was carried out under Operation Tara, a national anti-drug strategy aimed at disrupting drug trafficking networks. The seized substances are being sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis, while the firearm and ammunition will undergo technical examination by the Garda Technical Bureau's Ballistics Section.