Eight held in Wexford drugs haul

EIGHT people were held for questioning in Wexford Garda station last night following the seizure of cannabis resin worth about…

EIGHT people were held for questioning in Wexford Garda station last night following the seizure of cannabis resin worth about £350,000.

The six men and two women were arrested yesterday under the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act which allows them to be held for a maximum of seven days without charge.

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