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Four arrested after €7m of cannabis seized in Co Kildare

photo shows packages of cannabis displayed on a table
The drugs were seized at a property in Athy, Co Kildare, yesterday

Four people have been arrested after cannabis worth around €7 million was seized during a search operation in Co Kildare yesterday.

Three men, aged in their 30s and 40s, and a woman in her 20s were arrested at the scene following the search of a property in Athy.

The search was part of a number of planned searches in Co Kildare under Operation Tara.

packages containing cannabis displayed as evidence in a garda station

The three men and the woman are being held at garda stations in the Eastern Region.

The drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis.

Gardaí said that investigations are ongoing.