A DEDICATED service seeking to reduce the harm caused by crack cocaine use has received €200,000 to be established in Limerick. The HSE, through its Mid-We.
A joint task force, involving Gardai and Limerick City and County Council, has been established to tackle drug dealing and anti social behaviour in St Mary’s Park where a drugs supermarket has been operating.
The taskforce, involving the Limerick Garda Division and Limerick City and County Council, will support and assist the community in the St Mary s Park area of Limerick city where derelict houses are used to store drugs.
During a planned operation in the estate on March 4th last, gardai recovered €50,000 worth of cash and drugs including cocaine, heroin, cannabis, and prescription tablets, and two men and a boy were arrested and questioned before being released without charge.