Gardaí in Clare have made a number of drugs seizures in recent days as part of Operation Tara.
Around €85,000 worth of cannabis, cocaine and tablets were recovered in a series of intelligence-led searches in the Shannon and Newmarket on Fergus areas.
Operation Tara is a nationwide initiative aimed at detecting and disrupting the sale and or supply of drugs.
Members of the Clare Divisional Drugs Unit, backed up officers from Shannon, Sixmilebridge and Newmarket on Fergus carried out a number of searches in recent days in the Shannon Garda district area.
A Garda drugs dog was also brought in to assist in the searches.
A number of suspects have been interviewed however no arrests have been made. The Garda investigation is ongoing.
A Garda spokesperson confirmed: ”As part of Operation Tara Gardaí conducted searches at a number of properties in the Shannon District this week. During the course of the operation €85,000 of suspected drugs were seized. No arrests have been made, investigations are ongoing.”
