Four due in court over Co Laois drugs haul

Four men arrested over the weekend in connection with a drugs haul are to appear in court today.

Four men arrested over the weekend in connection with a drugs haul are to appear in court today.

The men, from Dublin, Cork and Tullamore, are expected to appear at a special sitting of Tullamore District Court.

They were arrested following the seizure of 4.6 tonnes of cannabis in Portarlington, Co Laois, on Friday night.

The drugs were hidden in the doors of a metal lorry container, which arrived into Dublin Port on Thursday.

READ MORE

The consignment is believed to have come from South Africa.