A woman has been arrested after cannabis herb and anti-anxiety medication was seized in Limerick city.

The drugs were found after Gardai searched a house in the Caherdavin area of Limerick, at about 8.30pm last night.

€20,000 worth of cannabis herb, and €9,000 worth of Xanax anti-anxiety tablets were discovered during the search.

A woman in her late 20s was arrested at the scene.

She was taken to Roxboro Road Garda Station where she can be held for up to seven days.