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Operation targeting organised crime gang yields cash, guns, drugs, cars and horses THREE people with Clare addresses have appeared in court charged in connection with one of the biggest garda operations targeting serious crime. Over half a million euro in cash and account funds; drugs; high-end vehicles; and horses including a €50,000 stallion, were seized during the major operation which took place in a series of raids, including along the Clare Limerick border. The garda investigation, code-named ‘Operation Coronation’, was specifically launched last year to target the assets of the Limerick based Keane Collopy crime gang. In excess of of 300 gardai from the Limerick Division, supported by national units, members of the Defence Forces, as well as officers from Revenue and Customs, swooped on 67 homes, premises, and lands. Nineteen suspects were arrested, 14 were charged, and five remained in custody. Two women and a man with Clare addresses were charged before Limerick District Court, Wednesday. They are accused …
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