Four to appear in court over €500,000 cannabis seizure

Men were detained after gardaí stopped and searched two cars in Coolock area of Dublin

Four men are due to appear in court on Saturday charged in connection with the seizure of cannabis worth an estimated €500,000.  Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire.
Four men are due to appear in court on Saturday charged in connection with the seizure of cannabis worth an estimated €500,000. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire.

Four men are due to appear in court on Saturday charged in connection with the seizure of cannabis worth an estimated €500,000.

The haul was discovered in Dublin on Thursday when gardaí stopped and searched two vehicles in the Coolock/Santry area of the city.

Four men, aged 27, 30, 36 and 58, were arrested in connection with the incident and detained under Section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act 1996.

They are scheduled to appear before Dublin District Court later.