Gardaí in Limerick have seized a quantity of cannabis resin with an estimated street value of €1.3 million.
The haul was discovered in car outside Adare and a 30-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the find.
In a follow up operation a further four men aged 23 years, 36 years, 40 years,and 39 years were arrested.
All five are detained in Garda Stations in Limerick and Kerry under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking ) Act,1996.