Improvised bomb, drugs, and cash seized during Garda operation near Childers Road

AN IMPROVISED bomb, drugs, cash and electronics were seized by Gardaí in planned searches targeting an organised crime gang in Limerick this week.

The Garda operation, which also involved members of the Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit, took place on Tuesday of this week (September 30).

“As part of ongoing investigations into the activities of an organised criminal group operating in Limerick, Gardaí from the Limerick Crime Unit, supported by multiple agencies and specialist units, conducted a planned operation in the Childers Road area of the city,” a Garda spokesman said.

“During the course of the operation, a number of residential properties and adjoining lands in the New Crescent area were searched.”

Gardaí said that “an improvised explosive device (IED) was discovered and safely dealt with by the Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal team.”

The Garda operation also yielded €5,550 in cash, quantities of cocaine and crack cocaine, and a mobile phone device.

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