Drugs worth €6.5m seized in Dublin and Kildare

Two men have been arrested after drugs with a street value of €6.5m were seized in Dublin and Kildare.

In a joint operation yesterday afternoon, gardaí and customs officers found 800kg of herbal cannabis and cannabis resin which came into Dublin Port labelled as "frozen meat".

A planned search of a premises in Ballyfermot uncovered €3.6m worth of the drug.

During a follow-up search in Newbridge, gardaí found cannabis with a street value of €2.9m.

Two men aged 36 and 43 were arrested following the search in Ballyfermot and held overnight for questioning.

They are currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996, at Clondalkin Garda Station.