Three held in connection with cannabis seizure

Three men were arrested after the drugs squad seized 32 kilos (70lb) of cannabis in a raid on suspected dealers.

Two men, aged 25 and 40, were initially detained after 25 kilos (55lb) of herbal cannabis was recovered on Fassaugh Avenue, Cabra, north Dublin.

In a follow-up search, a 31-year-old man was arrested after another seven kilos (15lb) of the drug was found nearby on the Carnlough Road.

A Garda spokesman said the cannabis has a street value of about €400,000.

The men were taken in for questioning to Cabra and Finglas garda stations under section two of the Drug Trafficking Act.

The spokesman said the seizures, involving the National Drugs Unit and National Bureau of Criminal Investigation, were part of an ongoing intelligence-led operation into the sale and supply of drugs in the Dublin area.