Drugs worth €400,000 seized in Kildare
The cannabis that was seized Photo: Revenue
DRUGS worth €400,000 were seized by authorities in Co Kildare today (Friday).
As part of an intelligence-led operation, gardaí and Revenue officers seized approximately 20kg of cannabis in Co. Kildare. The illicit drugs have an estimated value of €400,000.
The seizure was made as a result of a joint operation conducted by the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB), Kildare South Divisional Drugs Unit and Revenue’s Customs Service in Co Kildare.
One male, aged in his 40s, was arrested by An Garda Síochána and is currently detained in a Garda Station in Co. Kildare, under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.
Investigations are ongoing.
