Arrest after Athy drugs seizure

A man has been arrested in Co Kildare following the seizure of almost €100,000 worth of cannabis.

A man has been arrested in Co Kildare following the seizure of almost €100,000 worth of cannabis.

The discovery was made yesterday when a van was stopped by gardaí at Cardington in Athy at around 7pm.

A man in his 20s was arrested after officers found herbal cannabis with an estimated street value of €96,000 in the vehicle.

He was taken to Kildare Garda station where he is being detained under Section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act 1996.

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