Gardaí seize 20 kilos of cannabis

A 21-year-old man is continuing to be questioned by gardaí in relation to a seizure of drugs worth an estimated €120,000 in Dublin…

A 21-year-old man is continuing to be questioned by gardaí in relation to a seizure of drugs worth an estimated €120,000 in Dublin.

The man was arrested last night after uniformed gardai from Finglas stopped and searched him around 5.30pm on the Cappagh Road, a Garda statement said.

Twenty kilos of cannabis resin with an estimated street value of €120,000 were found during the search.

The man was taken to Finglas Garda station where he is being held under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.

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Éanna Ó Caollaí

Éanna Ó Caollaí

Iriseoir agus Eagarthóir Gaeilge An Irish Times. Éanna Ó Caollaí is The Irish Times' Irish Language Editor.