Gardaí have seized approximately €800,000 worth of suspected cannabis herb and arrested a man during an operation on the M9 motorway in Carlow this evening.
While conducting a routine traffic checkpoint, Gardaí stopped a van travelling southbound on the M9 at approximately 5.40pm.
During a search of the vehicle, Gardaí recovered a large quantity of cannabis herb (pending analysis) in vacuum packaging. The estimated street value of this seizure is €800,000.
The driver of the van, a man aged in his 40s, was arrested at the scene and taken to Carlow Garda Station where he is currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.
Investigations are ongoing.
While conducting a routine traffic checkpoint, Gardaí stopped a van travelling southbound on the M9 this evening. Following a search of the vehicle, €800,000 of suspected cannabis was seized and one man was arrested. pic.twitter.com/UeAJDGS42S
— Garda Info (@gardainfo) July 16, 2020
