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12th Jul 2022

Nearly €7 million worth of cannabis seized in Kilkenny

Stephen Porzio

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking.

Almost €7 million worth of cannabis was seized in Kilkenny on Monday (11 July) following a Garda operation.

Gardaí attached to the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB), assisted by the Revenue Commissioners Customs Service and officers from the Eastern Region, searched a business premises at Ballyhale and recovered cannabis with an estimated street value in excess of €6.9 million.

Two men, one in his 30s and the other in his 40s, were arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking.

They are currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996, at Kilkenny Garda Station.

In a statement, Gardaí said the arrests followed an “intelligence-led Garda operation” to target transnational drug trafficking networks.

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