Gardaí seize 20 kilos of cannabis

Gardaí have seized drugs worth an estimated €120,000 and arrested a 21-year-old man in Dublin this evening.

Gardaí have seized drugs worth an estimated €120,000 and arrested a 21-year-old man in Dublin this evening.

Uniformed gardai from Finglas stopped and searched the man around 5.30pm on the Cappagh Road.

Twenty kilos of cannabis resin with an estimated street value of €120,000 were found during the search.

The man was arrested and taken to Finglas Garda Station where he is being held under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.

Éanna Ó Caollaí

Éanna Ó Caollaí

Iriseoir agus Eagarthóir Gaeilge An Irish Times. Éanna Ó Caollaí is The Irish Times' Irish Language Editor, editor of The Irish Times Student Hub, and Education Supplements editor.