Arrest after drug seizure

GARDAI have seized a huge haul of suspected cannabis worth €200,000.

The drugs were found in Edgeworthstown, Co Longford, after officers searched a vehicle.

Detectives from the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau and the Garda Special Crime Task Force were involved in the task.

A spokesman said: “A man in his 50s was arrested at the scene and is currently detained at Granard Garda station under the provisions of Section 2 – Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.”