DUBLIN: Three men have been arrested after cannabis worth €2.7 million was discovered during an operation in Co Meath. Gardaí made the discovery while searching a number of vehicles in Ashbourne at around 3pm.
Three men, aged 35, 41 and 58, were arrested as part of the investigation. They are being questioned at Ashbourne and Finglas Garda stations and can be held for up to seven days.
The operation was part of an ongoing investigation into organised crime in the Dublin and Meath areas. Separately, cocaine with an estimated street value of over €5m has been discovered on a beach in Co Clare.
75kg of the drug was found on the shore near Liscannor yesterday after Revenue Customs Officers responded to a report from a member of the public about a suspicious item. Revenue said the cocaine was contained in a “torpedo type” device, which may have been attached below the waterline of a cargo ship or other sea vessel.
