Gardaí have seized cannabis herb and arrested a man in Co Clare.
It is part of an on going intelligence led operation into drug trafficking.
A car was stopped on Friday at Latoon South in Ennis.
During the course of the search, gardaí discovered a quantity of cannabis herb.
The driver, a man aged in his 40s, was arrested and taken to Ennis garda station, where he is being detained unde Section 2 of the Criminal Justice Act .
A follow up search of a house at Ballyclough Avenue in Ballinacurra Weston, Co Limerick uncovered a large quantity of cannabis herb.
The approximate street value of the total amount of cannabis discovered was €250,000.
Gardaí say investigations are on-going.