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File photo of cocaine seized and displayed by gardaí. Graham Hughes/Photocall Ireland
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Man due in court over €315,000 Kildare drugs seizure
One of the two men arrested on Tuesday has been released without charge, while the second is to appear in court today.
A MAN WHO WAS arrested near Kildare town on Tuesday over the discovery of drugs worth an estimated €315,000 is due to appear before Carlow District Court today.
A second man, aged in his 50s, who was also arrested on Tuesday has been released without charge.
The drugs were discovered by gardaí who stopped a van near Kildare town at around 8pm on Tuesday. Gardaí seized 3.5kgs of cocaine and 10kgs of cannabis resin which, subject to analysis, are estimated to have a street value of €315,000.
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