€1.1 Million Worth Of Cannabis Seized In Kildare.

Wednesday, 15 March 2023 21:08

A man in his 40s has been arrested as a result.

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 have charged a man, aged in his 40s, who was arrested.

He is due to appear before Naas District Court this morning, Thursday at 10.30am.

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