12/04/2011

Man Arrested In Kildare Drug Seizure

As part of an ongoing investigation Gardaí in Kildare have arrested a man and seized a quantity drugs following an operation in Athy.

Around 7pm a man in his 20s was arrested and Herbal Cannabis with an estimated street value of €96,000 was seized when a motor van was stopped during a Garda operation at Cardington.

The man is currently detained for drug trafficking at Kildare Garda Station.

(BMcN/GK)

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