12 kilos of herbal cannabis, worth €250,000 was discovered during searches on Monday.

They were detained in the early hours of Thursday morning in Ballinteer in Dublin after a stolen car was intercepted.

A male entered a shop on Kimmage Road Lower and threatened staff with a knife, demanding the contents of cash registers in the store.

There was also had two arrests for money laundering in Waterford city and suburbs

The 29 year old denies the allegations and has been granted bail until August

Approximately 6.5kg of cannabis herb was located with an estimated street value of €127,000

The man, in his 50s, was seriously assaulted by two males at a residence in The Avenue area of Abbeylands, Clane on Saturday.