Woman Arrested Following Seizure Of €72,000 In Cash

Photo (c) An Garda Siochana

A woman has been arrested following the seizure of more than 70 thousand euro in cash.

The money was uncovered during searches of a house in the Westbury area on Sunday as part of an ongoing operation targeting the sale and supply of drugs.

 

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Shortly after 7 o’clock on Sunday evening, Gardaí from the Limerick Divisional Drugs Unit, assisted by the Armed Response Unit, executed a search warrant at a house in the Westbury area.

During the course of the search, Gardaí seized approximately €72,000 in cash.

A woman, aged in her 20s, was arrested at the scene and brought to Henry Street Garda Station.

She was detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice Drug Trafficking Act and has since been released.

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