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06 Sept 2025
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The quantity of cannabis seized (Photo: An Garda Siochana/Revenue)
A man was arrested after gardaí and Revenue officers seized over €1m worth of herbal cannabis in Co Kildare.
A Garda statement said: "Today, 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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