Man held over €100k drug seizure

Gardaí are continuing to question a 31-year-old man in connection with a major drug seizure in Co Laois.

The drugs, with an estimated street value of €100,000, along with other items used for the growth and cultivation of cannabis, were discovered following a planned search of a premises in Portarlington yesterday.

The man, who was arrested at scene, is being detained at Portlaoise Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.