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Two held over Kildare cocaine seizure

Garda - 3kg of cocaine seized
Garda - 3kg of cocaine seized

Two men have been arrested and an estimated €200,000 worth of cocaine seized in Co Kildare.

Gardaí investigating the activities of a Dublin drug trafficker stopped a car in Monasterevin last night and found 3kg of the drug.

Both men, a 40-year-old from Dublin and a 35-year-old from Monasterevin, are being detained at Naas Garda station.

It is the latest in a series of related seizures, which include the seizure of 13kg of cocaine in Dún Laoghaire last month.