Two held over Kilkenny drugs find

Two men have been arrested in Co Kilkenny in connection with the seizure of cannabis resin with an estimated street value of €…

Two men have been arrested in Co Kilkenny in connection with the seizure of cannabis resin with an estimated street value of €650,000.

They were arrested after gardaí stopped and searched a truck and a car near Castlecomer at about 7.30pm last night.

The two men are being held under Section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act 1996 at Carlow Garda station.

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