Four arrested as weapons and drugs seized in garda operation targeting organised crime Searches conducted at 10 houses Reporter: '); Gardaí have arrested four people and seized €18,000 of suspected drugs and a number of weapons following an operation in Clonmel today (Thursday). The operation, targeting suspected organised crime and the illegal sale and supply of controlled drugs, commenced at 7am and involved searches at ten houses in Clonmel. During the course of the operation, Gardaí seized €18,000 of suspected cocaine, cannabis herb and amphetamines. Gardaí also seized two suspected imitation firearms and an assortment of weapons such as slash hooks. One man, aged in his 30s, is detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 whilst two other men (20’s & 30’s) are detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.