Man, 51, appears in court following seizure of drugs and firearms in Dublin

The Central Criminal Court in Dublin. Picture: Niall Carson/PA

A man has appeared in court charged in connection with the seizure of more than €750,000 worth of cannabis, following a garda operation in which two “military-grade” assault rifles were also uncovered.

Andrew McNaughton, aged 51, with an address at Jordanstown, Oldtown, Co Dublin, told Dublin District Court on Thursday that he was not aware there were any firearms stored in a van locked inside a shed on his property.