Two held after drugs seizure

Two men were arrested in Co Wicklow yesterday following a seizure of four kilograms of cocaine.

Two men were arrested in Co Wicklow yesterday following a seizure of four kilograms of cocaine.

A Garda spokesman said the drugs, worth around £400,000, were recovered following a surveillance operation.

They had been concealed in a remote forest area at Kilbride, Brittas, Co Wicklow.

One man was detained at Naas Garda station under the Drugs Trafficking Act.

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The second man was taken to Naas Hospital. He had an accident after trying to escape on a motorcycle.

Both men are in their 20s.