Three men and one woman arrested after cannabis worth €7m seized in Kildare

Eva Osborne

Three men and one woman have been arrested after cannabis with an estimated street value of €7 million was recovered in Co Kildare.

Gardaí from the Kildare/Carlow Drugs Units, supported by the Kildare/Carlow Crime Functional Area and Eastern Regional Units, conducted a series of planned searches in Co Kildare on Wednesday.

Gardaí recovered the cannabis during a search of a property in Athy.

A Garda spokesperson said: "Four individuals were arrested at the scene: three males (two in their 30s, one in his 40s) and one female in her 20s.

"All four are currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at Garda stations in the Eastern Region.

"The seized drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland (FSI) for analysis.

"A Senior Investigating Officer has been appointed and an incident room has been established at Carlow Garda Station."

Gardaí said investigations are ongoing.