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Image of the seizure by gardaí on Friday. An Garda Síochána
Tallaght
Four people to appear before Dublin court over €8.5 million cannabis seizure
Gardaí seized 429kg of cannabis during planned searches in Tallaght on Friday.
FOUR PEOPLE WILL appear before before the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin in relation to a €8.5 million cannabis seizure on Friday.
Shortly after 3pm on Friday, gardaí stopped two vehicles and carried out planned searches of a business in Tallaght in Dublin.
During the searches, 429kg of cannabis – with a street value of €8.5 million – was seized.
Four men, aged 31, 45, 52 and 58 were arrested shortly after under suspicion of offences of facilitating and enhancing a criminal organisation to commit drug trafficking offences.
All four were detained at Garda stations in the Dublin regions while investigations continue.
The men will appear before a judge at 10.30am this morning.
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