Major Irish drugs gang dismantled in Spain

Spanish police say they have “dismantled” a major Irish drug-trafficking gang after a joint operation with gardaí resulted in the seizure of 170kg of cannabis herb and the arrest of four Irish men.

The haul, with an estimated street value of €3.4m, was the result of intelligence given to Spanish police by An Garda Síochána, through its Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau.

The four Irish men, aged 56, 45, 35 and 33, are from the Carrickmines area of south Dublin and are involved in a crew well known to gardaí.