Gardaí seize €300k of cannabis after stopping van in Meath

Gardaí have seized 15kgs of cannabis and arrested a man during a joint operation with Revenue's customs officers.

Gardaí seize €300k of cannabis after stopping van in Meath

Gardaí have seized 15kgs of cannabis and arrested a man during a joint operation with Revenue's customs officers.

The discovery was made when Gardaí stopped and searched a van at an industrial estate near Dunboyne in Co. Meath this afternoon.

Cannabis herb worth around €300,000 was seized and a man in his 30s was arrested.

He is being held under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at Ashbourne Garda Station, and he can be detained for up to seven days.

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