Swords and hatchets seized in Limerick drugs raid

Gardaei target gang involved in criminality over past two decades in the city

Gardaí from Limerick city’s armed support unit raided a suspected drug den.
Gardaí from Limerick city’s armed support unit raided a suspected drug den.

A sword and a number of hatchets are among a cache of weapons seized by gardaí in Limerick.

Gardaí from Limerick city’s armed support unit raided a suspected drug den earlier this month, the Irish Independent reports.

The operation was targeting a drug gang that gardaí said were very active in the Limerick area over the past 20 years.

“This operation was significant to ensure that deadly weapons are taken out of the hands of individuals involved in organised criminality,” said An Garda Síochána, according to the report.

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