Gardai seize €2.8m worth of cannabis

Gardaí seized approximately 400 kilos of cannabis resin with an estimated street value of €2

Gardaí seized approximately 400 kilos of cannabis resin with an estimated street value of €2.8 million during a planned search of a residence in the Coolock area of Dubin this morning.

Two men, one is his 30s and the other in his 40s, were arrested in the course of the search.

Both are being detained at Ballymun Garda station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.

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