Four held as cannabis herb and products worth €3.9m seized in Laois
Gardai stopped a vehicle in the Raheen area of County Laois on 1 July 2020 and seized suspected cannabis herb and cannabis products valued at about €3.9 million. Four men arrested at the scene were detained under drug-trafficking legislation.
🇮🇪 Raheen area, between Portlaoise and Abbeyleix, County Laois · Ireland
Gardai stopped a vehicle in the Raheen area of County Laois at about 9:15am on Wednesday 1 July 2020 during an intelligence-led operation against the sale and supply of drugs.[1][2]Officers searched the vehicle and seized a substantial quantity of suspected cannabis herb and a large amount of suspected cannabis products.[1][2]
The Gardai valued the seizure at approximately €3.9 million, pending analysis.[1][2]Four men were arrested at the scene.[1][2]Two men in their 30s were detained at Portlaoise Garda Station and two men in their 40s at Tullamore Garda Station under drug-trafficking legislation.[1][2]
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An Garda Síochánagarda.ieFour Men Arrested in Connection with €3.9 Million Seizure of Cannabis Herb and Cannabis Products, County Laois, Wednesday 1st July 2020
Laois Todaylaoistoday.ieFour men arrested after drug find of almost €4 million in rural Laois area
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No weight for the seized cannabis herb or products was published, so no kilogram figure is recorded.
The four men were not named and their ages were given only as two in their 30s and two in their 40s.
No charges, court dates or outcomes were reported in the opened sources.
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