Man arrested as gardaí seize €1.1 million worth of cannabis in Kildare

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Man Arrested As Gardaí Seize €1.1 Million Worth Of Cannabis In Kildare
One man was arrested as gardaí seized cannabis worth €1.1 million in Co Kildare on Wednesday.
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James Cox

One man was arrested as gardaí seized cannabis worth €1.1 million in Co Kildare on Wednesday.

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).

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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 man, 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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