Over €2 million worth of cannabis linked to a transnational organised crime group has been seized.
Revenue officers seized approximately 118 kilograms of the drug on the Thursday with an estimated value of €2.36 million.
Gardai said the seizure came on foot of a joint intelligence-led operation targeting individuals involved in an international gang operating in the North Dublin area.
A 56-year-old man was arrested following the operation which was conducted by the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) and Revenue’s Customs Service.
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The man was being held at Coolock garda station in North Dublin under the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act. Investigations are ongoing.
