Man arrested following seizure of over €1m worth of herbal cannabis

The seizure of 55kgs of the drug in the Kildare area was a result of a joint operation conducted by Revenue’s Customs Service and the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau

Revenue officers seized approximately 55kgs of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of €1,100,000 in the Kildare area
Revenue officers seized approximately 55kgs of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of €1,100,000 in the Kildare area

A man has been arrested following the seizure of more than €1 million worth of herbal cannabis by Revenue officers and gardaí.

The intelligence-led operation, conducted on Wednesday, led to the discovery of approximately 55 kgs of the drug in the Kildare area, Revenue said in a statement.

It has an estimated value of €1.1 million.

The seizure was made as a result of a joint operation conducted by Revenue’s Customs Service and the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB).

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A man in his 40s was arrested by gardaí and has been detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act at a station in Co Kildare. Investigations are ongoing.

The operation was part of Revenue’s ongoing joint investigations targeting organised crime groups and the importation, sale and supply of illegal drugs.

Mark Hilliard

Mark Hilliard

Mark Hilliard is a reporter with The Irish Times