Man held after gardaí seize €700k cannabis

Gardaí in Clare were last night questioning a 24-year-old man following the seizure of almost €700,000 worth of cannabis.

Around 34kgs of cannabis herb was discovered at a property in Querrin near Kilkee in West Clare early yesterday.

The man was taken to Kilrush Garda Station where he was being detained under section 2 of the Criminal Justice Drug Trafficking act.