Gardai have arrested a man, aged 43, after €1.1 million worth of Cannabis was seized in Co. Kildare following an operation.
A search was carried out by the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau and the Revenue on Wednesday, March 15.
The intelligence-led operation targeted persons suspected to be involved in an organised crime group operating in the Kildare area.
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During the course of this, Revenue officers seized around 55 kg of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of €1,100,000.
The man arrested is currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at a Garda Station in Co. Kildare.
A garda spokesperson said: “On today’s date, the 15th of March 2023, as part of an intelligence led operation targeting persons suspected to be involved in an organised crime group operating in the Kildare area, a joint operation was conducted by personnel attached to the Revenue Customs Service and the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB).
“During the course of this operation Revenue officers seized approximately 55 kilograms of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of €1,100,000.
“Gardaí arrested one male, aged 43, who is currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at a Garda Station in Co. Kildare”.
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