Three held after €2m cannabis haul in Kildare and Dublin

Three men are being held in connection with the seizure of almost €2m worth of cannabis in counties Kildare and Dublin.

Gardaí found €600,000 worth of the drug after searching a van and a car in Castlewarden, Co Kildare yesterday afternoon.

Cannabis herb, worth around €1.2m, was found during a follow-up search at a business premises in the Cookstown area of Tallaght.

The men, aged 31, 40 and 50, are being held at Clondalkin garda station.