Man, 60s, arrested following seizure of €580k worth of cannabis

The drugs seized will now be sent for further analysis.

A man has been arrested after gardaí seized €580,000 worth of suspected cannabis following a search operation in Monaghan on Friday.

The man, aged in his 60s, was arrested at the scene following this seizure and was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at Castleblayney Garda Station.