Further searches have been conducted in Newmarket on Fergus in connection with an operation targetting drug trafficking led by Clare Gardaí.
Cocaine with an estimated value of €70,000 was discovered during the search of a car, which was stopped by Gardaí in Birdhill, Co.Tipperary yesterday afternoon.
Two people; a 30-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman were arrested and detained at Shannon Garda Station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice Act.
They have both since been released from Garda custody this afternoon and a file will be sent to the DPP with a view to obtaining charges.
Further searches of a house in Newmarket on Fergus uncovered drug paraphernalia including a weighing scales and packaging.
The ongoing operation is being led by Clare Gardaí assisted by drugs units from the Limerick Division.
