Four arrested as gardaí seize €7m worth of cannabis in Co Kildare

The seized drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis

Gardaí from the Kildare/Carlow Drugs Units, supported by colleagues from other units, conducted a series of planned searches

Four people have been arrested after gardaí seized €7m worth of cannabis in a property in Co Kildare.

As part of ongoing investigations under Operation Tara, Gardaí from the Kildare/Carlow Drugs Units, supported by the Kildare/Carlow Crime Functional Area and Eastern Regional Units, conducted a series of planned searches on Wednesday.

During the search of a property in Athy, they recovered cannabis with an estimated street value of approximately €7 million.

Four individuals were arrested at the scene: three men, two in their 30s and one in his 40s, and one woman aged in her 20s. 

All four are currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at Garda stations in the Eastern Region.

A Garda spokesperson said: "The seized drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland (FSI) for analysis.

"A Senior Investigating Officer has been appointed and an incident room has been established at Carlow Garda Station."

Investigations are ongoing.