Man, 60, arrested over heroin seizure released without charge

A MAN in his 60s arrested in relation to the seizure of €700,000 of suspected heroin in county Clare has been released without charge.

A file will now be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions. Investigations are ongoing.

As part of Operation Tara, planned searches led by the Limerick Divisional Drugs Unit assisted by local Garda units, the Regional Dog Unit and members of the Defence Forces, were conducted on lands in the Ardnacrusha area on Friday.

In the course of the searches suspected heroin with an estimated value of €700k (analysis pending) was recovered.