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Gardaí have seized €640,000 worth of cannabis plants and arrested nine people as part of an investigation in Dublin and Wexford.
Gardaí carried out a number of searches in Dublin and Wexford on Saturday as part of an intelligence led operation targeting an organised crime group involved in the supply of drugs.
During the operation a cannabis cultivation unit was discovered when gardaí searched a commercial premises in the north inner city area of Dublin.
More than 800 cannabis plants at various stages of growth, with an estimated value of €640,000 (analysis pending), were seized.
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Four people were arrested at the scene. Searches were also carried out at locations in Co Wexford where five further arrests were made as part of the investigation.
A total of nine people are currently detained at Garda Stations in Dublin and Wexford. Those arrested include six Portuguese nationals (all male), one UK national (male), and a man and woman from Ireland. They range in age from 17 to 45 years.
The investigation is ongoing.