Garda units seize suspected cannabis and cocaine worth €8.2m in Kildare

The seizures reflect the shipment of very large consignments of cannabis herb into the country and continuing operations by the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB). Picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

Garda gangland units have intercepted a massive consignment of cannabis in what is the latest major haul of the drug in recent months.

The seizure of 374kg of cannabis herb, with an estimated street value of €7.4m, comes on the back of a 129kg haul earlier this month and over 50kg in January.