€350,000 worth of drugs seized and four arrested in Co Meath

Ellen O'Donoghue

Four men were arrested and €350,000 worth of drugs were seized by gardaí during an intelligence-led search operation of a residential property in Stirling, Co Meath on Wednesday, March 19th.

The search was conducted as part of a long-running investigation into a criminal group based in West Dublin.

Gardaí from the Dublin Crime Response Team seized 12kg of cannabis herb, 400g of heroin, 8 bars of cannabis resin and cannabis oils/gels/jellies and vapes during the search.

Four men, aged in their 60s, 40s and 30s, were arrested at the scene and are currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at garda stations across Meath, Kildare and Dublin.

All seized drugs are subject to analysis by Forensic Science Ireland and investigations are ongoing, gardaí said.