Cannabis worth €440,000 seized in Dublin and Wicklow

Car searched in Belevedere Avenue yesterday evening

Cannabis plants seized from a grow house in Baltinglass Co Wicklow today. Photograph: Garda Press Office
Cannabis plants seized from a grow house in Baltinglass Co Wicklow today. Photograph: Garda Press Office

Seven kilos of cannabis herb were seized yesterday after gardaí searched a car at Belvedere Avenue in Dublin.

The drugs have an estimated street value of €140,000. The car was seized for a technical examination.

No arrests have been made and investigations are continuing.

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