Three held over cannabis seizure in Galway

Drugs with an estimated value of €350,000 - €500,000 have been recovered by gardai in Galway.

Drugs with an estimated value of €350,000 - €500,000 have been recovered by gardai in Galway.

Some 50kgs of cannabis resin were seized in a car park in the docks area in the city at 9 p.m. last night.

Three men - aged 22, 51 and 49 - were arrested at the scene and two vehicles were seized.

One of the men, who are all being held under the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, lives in the county while the other two have addresses in Co Dublin.