Gardai hold 3 men in separate Dublin drug seizures

Three men are being held by gardai in Dublin following two separate drug seizures in the city.

Gardai made the first seizure worth €500,000 during a search of a car in the Coolock area overnight. They discovered 35 kilos of cannabis and a half a kilo of cocaine.

The man, who is in his 40s, is being held by gardai in Coolock.

Also last night, a quantity of cannabis and cash to the value of €10,500 was seized in a planned search of a house in the Dundrum area.

Two men in their 20s were arrested and gardai in Dundrum are continuing to question them this morning under drug trafficking legislation where they can be held for up to seven days.