Man charged after seizure of €3.9m worth of cannabis in Dublin

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At a glance
  • A man has been charged after cannabis was seized by gardaí (Irish police).
  • The drugs were discovered during the search of a vehicle on Wednesday in the Drumcondra area of Dublin.
  • They were also found during the search of an industrial premises in Dublin’s Fairview area on Thursday.

A man in his 40s has been charged in connection with the seizure of cannabis with an estimated street value of almost €4m (£3.45m)

The drugs were discovered by gardaí (Irish police) during the search of a vehicle on Wednesday in the Drumcondra area of Dublin and the search of an industrial premises in Dublin’s Fairview area on Thursday.

Cannabis with an estimated value of €420,000 (£363,000) was discovered during the vehicle search while cannabis worth €3.5m (£3.05m) was found during the Fairview search.

The seizure is part of Operation Tara, an initiative aimed at disrupting the drugs trade in the Republic of Ireland.