Four remanded over drugs seizure

Four men appeared in court this afternoon on charges relating to the seizure of 120kgs of cannabis resin with an estimated street…

Four men appeared in court this afternoon on charges relating to the seizure of 120kgs of cannabis resin with an estimated street value of €800,000.

The four were charged under Sections 3 and 15 of the Misuse of Drugs Act and were remanded in custody until April 24 when they are due to appear before Cloverhill District Court.

The men, three in their 20s and one in his 30s, were arrested on Saturday afternoon after gardaí found the drugs during a search of a car in the Finglas area of Dublin.

The operation was carried out by the Garda Organised Crime Unit and the Garda National Drugs Unit with the help of local Garda units from the Dublin Metropolitan Region