Two arrested after cannabis find

Two men were arrested in Bettystown Co Meath this afternoon after herbal cannabis with an estimated street value of €1

Two men were arrested in Bettystown Co Meath this afternoon after herbal cannabis with an estimated street value of €1.5million was discovered in a house.

The men, aged 47 and 39, were arrested in an operation led by the Garda national drugs unit and taken to Kells Garda Station.

They are being held under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice Act 1996.

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