Three arrested following €250,000 cannabis seizure in Lusk

Seizure part of ongoing investigation into a criminal gang

Gardaí stopped and searched a van and a car just before 8pm on Monday at Tooman, Lusk
Gardaí stopped and searched a van and a car just before 8pm on Monday at Tooman, Lusk

Mark Hilliard

Gardaí have arrested three men following the search of two vehicles in which €250,000 worth of drugs was discovered.

The seizure, in Lusk, Co Dublin, was part of an ongoing investigation into the activities of a criminal gang.

The Organised Crime Unit based at Harcourt Square stopped and searched a van and a car just before 8pm at Tooman, Lusk.

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Three men were arrested at the scene and the herbal cannabis seized.

The men are currently being held under section two of the Criminal Justice Act.

Mark Hilliard

Mark Hilliard

Mark Hilliard is a reporter with The Irish Times