Two arrested following €6.9m drugs seizure in Co Kilkenny

Gardaí recovered cannabis with an estimated street value in excess of €6.9 million. Picture: An Garda Síochána

Two men are in custody after a massive haul of cannabis worth almost €7m was uncovered in Co Kilkenny.

Officers attached to the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, assisted by Revenue Commissioners Customs Service and officers from the Eastern Region, searched a business premises at Ballyhale, Co Kilkenny on Monday and recovered cannabis with an estimated street value in excess of €6.9m.