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Man arrested as €800,000 worth of cannabis seized by Gardaí

Published 07:25 17 Jul 2020 BST

Updated 09:13 17 Jul 2020 BST

Alan Loughnane
Man arrested as €800,000 worth of cannabis seized by Gardaí

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The seizure was made on Thursday evening.

Gardaí have seized approximately €800,000 worth of suspected cannabis herb and arrested one man during on operation on Thursday. While conducting a routine traffic checkpoint on the M9 motorway near Carlow, Gardaí stopped a van travelling southbound at approximately 5.40pm. During a search of the vehicle, Gardaí recovered a large quantity of cannabis herb in vacuum packaging. The estimated street value of this seizure is €800,000. The driver of the van, a man aged in his 40s, was arrested at the scene and taken to Carlow Garda Station where he is currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996. Investigations are ongoing.

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