Man to appear in court after gardaí uncover €2m worth of cannabis in boxes of chilli peppers

Gardaí discovered the drug in pallets of courgettes and hot chillis 

Gardaí discovered €2.2m worth of cannabis herb packed alongside vegetables including courgettes (zucchini) and green chilli peppers. 

A man in his 20s is to appear before Tullamore District Court this morning after gardaí discovered more than €2m worth of cannabis hidden in boxes of green chillis and courgettes.

Gardaí made the discovery following a report of "unusual activity" on a road in Emo, County Laois.

Following a search of a storage facility and the surrounding area, officers observed pallets containing boxes of vegetables which had previously been unloaded from an articulated truck.

When the boxes were searched, gardaí recovered the 121kg of packaged cannabis herb, worth an estimated €2,180,000.