Men to appear in court over drugs seized in South Kildare


Gardaí conducted a search at a residential premises in Athy
Two men are due to appear in Naas District Court this morning in relation to the seizure of drugs in South Kildare at the weekend.
Gardaí conducted a search at a residential premises in Athy which resulted in the seizure of approximately €60,000 of cannabis and €20,000 worth of cocaine.
Approximately €8,500 euro was also seized.
Two men (one in his 20s and another in his 30s) were arrested by Gardaí attached to the Kildare South Drug Unit.
Both arrested males were conveyed to Newbridge Garda Station where they were detained for questioning under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice Drug Trafficking Act 1996.
They have since been charged in relation to this investigation and are due to appear before Naas District Court this morning.
Gardai said that investigations are ongoing.