Four Men Arrested After € 1 Million Cannabis Seizure in Kildare

FOUR MEN have been arrested following the seizure of cannabis with an estimated street value of € 1 million in Co Kildare.

The seizures were made by Gardaí attached to the Garda National Office for Drugs and Organized Crime as part of an ongoing investigation into serious organized criminal activity.

Gardaí intercepted and searched two vehicles shortly after 6.30 am this morning and discovered ten kilograms of cannabis with an estimated street value of 200,000 euros.

A further search was carried out at the facility in the Kildare area, where a “sophisticated cannabis cultivation operation” was located. Gardaí discovered over a thousand mature cannabis plants, with an estimated street value of € 800,000.

Four men in their 50s, 30s, 20s and adolescents were arrested and are currently being detained pursuant to the provisions of Sections 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996, at Naas and Newbridge Garda stations.