Two men held after €120,000 drugs find

Two men in their 20s and 30s were arrested after €120,000 worth of cannabis was found during two searches in County Wexford on Wednesday.

Around six kilograms of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of €120,000 was seized during a search of a residential property.

In a follow-up search, a further 1.5 kilograms of herbal cannabis valued at €30,000 and around 250g of suspected cocaine with an estimated value of €17,500 were seized.

Two men, in their 20s and 30s, were arrested by An Garda Síochána and are currently detained at a Garda Station in the southeastern region under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.

The searches were part of an intelligence-led joint operation with Revenue’s Customs Service, Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, and the Enniscorthy Drugs and Crime units.

Investigations are ongoing.