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Four Men Arrested Following Massive Cannabis Seizure In Tallaght Due In Court This Morning

A business premises in the Ballymount area was searched on Friday afternoon, after gardaí intercepted two vehicles shortly after 3pm.

Four men arrested after €8.5 million of cannabis was seized in Tallaght are due before the Criminal Courts of Justice at around 10.30am this morning.

A business premises in the Ballymount area was searched on Friday afternoon, after gardaí intercepted two vehicles shortly after 3pm.

Some 429 kilos of cannabis was seized during the planned operation by the Garda and Revenue, carried out under Operation Tara which targets organised crime.

The four men, aged 31, 45, 52 and 58, were arrested under Section 72 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 for offences of facilitating and enhancing a criminal organisation to commit drug trafficking offences.

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