€1m cannabis seized in joint Garda and Revenue drugs bust

Gardaí and Revenue Commissioner officers say they have seized over €1 million drugs bust in Kildare.

A Garda statement outlined the joint operation which swung into action on March 15.

"As part of an intelligence led operation targeting persons suspected to be involved in an organised crime group operating in the Kildare area, a joint operation was conducted by personnel attached to the Revenue Customs Service and the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB).

"During the course of this operation Revenue officers seized approximately 55 kilograms of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of €1,100,000," they said.

Gardaí arrested a man, aged 43, who was detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at a Garda Station in Co. Kildare.

The Revnue Commissioners said this operation was part of Revenue’s ongoing joint investigations targeting organised crime groups and the importation, sale and supply of illegal drugs.

It said that if businesses, or members of the public, have any information regarding drug smuggling, they can contact Revenue in confidence on phone number 1800 295 295.

Investigations are ongoing.