A man in his 50s was arrested and is being detained at a Garda station in the south of the country.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking after cannabis worth €1.6 million has been seized in Co Wexford

Alexander Kay (26) initially told gardaí he smoked cannabis and was bringing it home from Thailand as it was cheaper to buy there, but later admitted it was not for his own use.

The male has been charged in relation to the seizure and is due to appear before Blanchardstown District Court on Thursday.

Gardaí seized cannabis herb with a street value of €28,000, €13,000 of cannabis resin, cocaine to the value of close to €3,000 and over €3,000 worth of cash.

Following a planned search cannabis plants with an estimated street value of £1.4 million were seized.

Brendan O’Mara's solicitor said the independent analysis of the material would help determine a bail application

The trial heard that Doroscan and Clejan beat Mr Ilyas by stamping on him, kicking him, and striking his head with a hammer at an apartment in Blanchardstown in Dublin.

The drugs seized are now subject to analysis by Forensic Science Ireland.

The man has since been charged and will appear before a special sitting of Dundalk District Court on Friday.

The seizure in Limerick came as a result of a joint ‘intelligence-led’ operation.

GGardaí from the Kerry Divisional Drugs Unit and local Crime Unit seized suspected cocaine and cannabis worth over €170,000 on Friday night in Listowel when they stopped a car.

Gardaí said investigations are ongoing and further updates will follow.

€9,500 in cash, believed to be the proceeds of crime, along with drugs paraphernalia, were also seized.

Brendan O’Mara (62) made his fourth appearance at Ennis District Court concerning the seizure of an estimated €10 million worth of cannabis

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

Brendan O’Mara (62) made his third appearance at Ennis District Court over the seizure of cannabis worth an estimated €10 million

A man found in possession of €46,000 of cocaine and cannabis has been jailed for two years and six months

The searches were part of ongoing operations targeting the sale and supply of drugs in Cork city, a garda statement said.

Revenue officers have seized approximately 6kgs of herbal cannabis as part of a joint operation conducted by Revenue’s Customs Service, the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau.

Garda statement said the seizure is part of Revenue’s ongoing joint investigations into the importation, sale and supply of illegal drugs

Brendan O’Meara (62) was refused bail before a special sitting of Ennis District Court on Saturday.

They have since been released and both have been released without charge.

A cordon was established, and the Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team attended the scene.

Officers discovered cannabis worth €30,000 after stopping a vehicle in the Galvone area on Tuesday.

Shortly after 11:00 pm on Monday, gardaí in Drogheda stopped a van in Ardee, recovering cocaine valued at over €200,000.

A truck was searched as part of an operation by Revenue and Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR) North Central Divisional Drugs Unit.

The man was subsequently charged to appear before a special sitting of Galway District Court on Sunday.

Eva OsborneFollowing searches in the Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR) West area, gardaí seized more than €75,000 worth of controlled drugs on Thursday.

A man in his 20s was arrested and is being questioned at a Garda station in Meath

A woman in her 20s and a man in his 30s were later arrested in the Dublin 24 and Bray areas, and are being detained in a city centre Garda station.

Revenue Customs Officers seized 22.3kg of cannabis, and the man was arrested by gardaí.

A Westmeath woman who claimed a dangerous criminal held a gun to her head and forced her to store almost €67,000 worth of cannabis in her home has escaped jail

Suspected cocaine and cannabis were found in the raid of a Co Down property.

The father of two, who had 139 previous convictions, admitted selling or supplying others with almost €5,000 worth of drugs from a vacant house near his own home in 2019.

Gardaí arrested two men after seizing cannabis worth €2.2 million in Co Donegal on Tuesday

A woman, aged in her 20s was arrested by gardaí in relation to the seizure and is currently being held at a Garda station in Dublin.

The drugs seized will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland (FSI) for analysis.

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Speaking to BreakingNews, Prof Mary Cannon explained that the risks of cannabis-induced psychosis are very high if people begin smoking the plant in adolescence.

A sniffer dog indicated that there was something of interest in the cab of Doran's truck, which led to the discovery of eight bags of cannabis. The drugs were worth €1,020,400.

The Sligo Detective Unit searched a residential property in the Cranmore area and found a total of 7.5kg of cannabis.

The drugs seized will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland (FSI) for analysis.