Gardaí seize 100kg cannabis haul in Wicklow

04/11/2009 - 10:03:33
Cannabis worth over €1m has been recovered during a joint operation involving Gardaí and customs in Co Wicklow.

Over 100kg of the drug had arrived through Dublin Port from Holland concealed in a consignment of lamps and clothing.

The cannabis was seized in an operation yesterday at Hempstown near Blessington.

Investigations into the organised crime gang behind the seizure are continuing.