As part of an intelligence-led joint operation, Revenue officers have today seized approximately 9.06 kgs of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of €181,000 in the Kilkenny area.
A spokesperson for An Garda Síochána said: "The seizure was made as a result of a joint operation conducted by the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB), Carlow/Kilkenny District Drug Unit and Revenue’s Customs Service.
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"One male (aged in his 30’s) and two females, (aged in their 20’s and 30’s) were arrested by An Garda Síochána and are currently being detained at a Garda Station in County Kilkenny under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996."
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