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LAST UPDATE | 17 Jun 2020
A TOTAL OF 14 arrests have now been made following a major garda operation in the Limerick, Clare and Tipperary areas involving 67 searches and 170 gardaí.
A number of different garda units took part in the searches, which targeted drug trafficking, money laundering and gang-related activities in Limerick city and its surroundings.
As part of Operation Coronation, searches were carried out today by members attached to the Criminal Assets Bureau, Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation, the Emergency Response Unit, the Armed Response Unit and Regional Dog Unit.
The premises searched were located in Limerick, Clare and Tipperary, and the operation was also supported by three teams of Irish Army Search Engineers, the Army EOD team and the army helicopter.
13 men and one woman, all aged between their 20s-60s, were arrested as part of the operation and several seizures were made. Gardai say the following was seized:
Gardaí said Operation Coronation was established to target organised criminality in Limerick.
The efforts today were aimed at “addressing the accumulation of wealth by those engaged in serious and ongoing criminality”.
A garda statement added that it is “part of the Limerick Divisional crime strategy and a central plank of the divisional policing plan targeting organised crime”.
Of those arrested, three were under money laundering offences, two were separate drugs offences involving crack cocaine, heroin and cannabis herb and three were due to bench warrants.
Six persons charged with offences under Section 15 of the Misuse of Drugs Act.
- With reporting by Rónán Duffy
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Excellent news
I am happy to see the civil authorities have finally start using the defence forces in major operations
Using the defence forces with the Garda is the best way to tackle these gang’s of tuges.
defence forces been used , doing the same job as the garda , someone needs to have a look at the rates of pay been paid to those defence force . Are they not entitled to have the same rates of pay and other benefits .
@William Mcgee: Apparantly not
@William Mcgee: as commendable as their efforts here are. It does not mean they are doing they same job. As in the job description in its entirety. Carrying out the same task together. They dont do the same job.
@William Mcgee: I’ll add I am not saying their oat doesnt need to be reformed. But proposing a pay pariety with another organisation because of one joint assisted operation is stretching.
Does anyone know what the commotion was on the M50 yesterday with dozens of Garden cars in persuit of a vehicle?
@Noel Martin:
Must have held up a Garden Centre.
@Noel Martin: surprise box of chocolate biscuits at tallaght garda station
MEMO TO SELF:
Must fact-check before posting content.
I thought that Limerick had been cleared of these gangs.
@Seamus Gallen: The lads are back after periods of upskilling in Portlaoise and Mountjoy.
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