Wednesday, July 08, 2009

Five arrested by Gardai in Limerick City

GardaĆ­ in Limerick have made a series of arrests this morning following separate seizures of guns and drugs in the city.

Two men in their 30s were detained after a pump-action shotgun and a handgun were found during searches in St Mark's Park area, reports Breakingnews.ie. A man was also arrested following the seizure of almost five kilos of cocaine in the village of Murroe. Meanwhile, two juveniles have been taken into custody following an attempted arson attack on a house in Ballnanty, while a third juvenile was detained after a shotgun was recovered during a follow-up search.