Four held over cannabis seizures

Four men have been arrested in Wicklow and Dublin in connection with discovery of drugs with an estimated value of over €450,…

Four men have been arrested in Wicklow and Dublin in connection with discovery of drugs with an estimated value of over €450,000.

Two men aged 23 and 30 were arrested yesterday after a cannabis growing operation was uncovered in Baltinglass, Co Wicklow.

Cannabis plants with an estimated street value of €144,000 were discovered during the operation.

In the course of follow up searches two more men aged 25 and 36 were arrested in Baltinglass and west Dublin and herbal cannabis with an estimated street value of €312,000 was seized.

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All four men are being detained at Garda stations in Baltinglas, Carlow and Kevin Street under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.