Eight kilos of cannabis seized in Co Clare

Gardaí in Co Clare have seized eight kilograms of cannabis resin with an estimated street value of €56,000.

Gardaí in Co Clare have seized eight kilograms of cannabis resin with an estimated street value of €56,000.

Gardaí from Ennis assisted by the local Divisional Drug Unit stopped a Ennis man (28) n his car at 9.30pm last night in Cahercalla.

One kilogram of cannabis was found in the car and a further seven kilograms were found in a search of a house in the town.

The man was arrested and, under the Drug Trafficking Act, can be detained for up to seven days.

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