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Four arrested after €1 million worth of cannabis seized in Co Kildare

The four people arrested are being held at Naas and Newbridge garda stations
The four people arrested are being held at Naas and Newbridge garda stations

Gardaí have seized €1 million worth of cannabis in Co Kildare. 

During an investigation into organised crime, officers from the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau stopped and searched two vehicles in the Kildare area at around 6.30am this morning. 

10kg of cannabis, worth an estimated €200,000, was seized. 

As part of the same investigation, what was described as a "sophisticated cannabis cultivation operation" was discovered during a search at a premises in the Kildare area.

Over 1,000 mature cannabis plants, with an estimated street value of €800,000 was recovered there. 

Four men, aged in their 50s, 30s, 20s and teens, were arrested and they are being held at Naas and Newbridge Garda stations.