Man arrested after drugs and sub-machine gun seized in Clare
A man has been arrested after drugs and a firearm were seized in Co Clare following the search of a house and lands at Kilmurray in Sixmilebridge yesterday.
During the search, as part of an operation targetting the sale and supply of illegal drugs in Clare, gardaí found a sub-machine gun and ammunition, 1.5kgs of cocaine with a street value of €105,000 and 1kg of cannabis herb with a street value of €20,000.
As part of the operation, a car was stopped and searched at Tulla Road, Ennis and .5kg of Cocaine with a street value of €35,000 was discovered.
The driver of the car, a man in his 20s, was arrested and taken to Ennis garda station.
He has since been released and a file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
The operation is continuing and further searches are being carried out today.
