Gardaí and Customs have made a major drugs seizure after stopping a truck in Co Kildare yesterday.
After the vehicle was halted on the M9, it was taken back to Dublin Port where some 300kg of cannabis resin and herb were found, with an estimated value of €1.7 million, gardaí said.
A Lithuanian man (33) has been arrested and is being held at Store Street Garda station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.
In a statement, Customs said 270kg of cannabis resin and seven kilos of herbal cannabis were found. The service put the estimated street value at €1.6 million, subject to analysis. It said the drugs were hidden in a consignment of tiles that arrived in Dublin Port from Spain.
The seizure was a result of a joint operation the Garda and Customs.