Six people charged following major operation targeting criminal activity in three counties

Six people who were arrested during a major garda operation in Limerick, Clare and Tipperary nearly four years ago have been charged by investigating gardai.

The four men and two women are due to appear before Limerick District Court this Wednesday afternoon.
 
All of the charges arise from Operation Coronation which saw more than 300 garda personnel carry out searches of properties and areas of open land on June 17, 2020.

During the operation, gardai from the Limerick garda division, supported by the Criminal Assets Bureau, the Garda Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau, the Emergency Response Unit, the Armed Response Unit, Regional Dog Unit, the Air Support Unit, carried out a total of 65 searches across the three counties.

Members from the Defence Forces, Revenue and Customs officers also provided assistance during the pre-planned operation.

During the operation, €40,000 in cash was seized along with evidence relating to the sale and supply of controlled drugs.

Eleven bank accounts were frozen containing in excess of €200,000 and three high-value cars were also seized along with evidence of the accumulation of wealth from suspected drug trafficking. 

Cannabis Herb with an estimated value of €8,000 was also seized along with a Horse Box valued approximately €10,000.

In a follow-up search on June 20, 2020 two firearms and an extendable taser baton were seized at an area of waste ground in Prospect, Limerick.

More than 20 arrests have been made to date and a number of people are currently before the courts.