Cannabis with street value of more than €6.8m seized in Dublin

The drugs seized in the Dublin area (Revenue/PA)

Cannabis with a street value of more than €6.8 million has been seized in the Dublin area.

The discovery was made following a joint operation between the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau and Revenue’s Customs Service on Friday.

Revenue officers seized approximately 343kg of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of €6,860,000.

A man in his late 20s was arrested and investigations are continuing.