Major cannabis seizure 'a serious blow' to drugs gang

GARDAÍ have dealt a serious blow to a major drugs gang after they seized half a tonne of cannabis in north Co Dublin.

The drugs seizure was worth an estimated €3.5m and was made during a joint swoop by the National Drugs Unit and the Customs National Drugs team.

The 500 kilogrammes of cannabis resin was hidden in pallets of photocopying paper and was first discovered by customs officers.