GARDAÍ and the Revenue’s Customs Service have seized herbal cannabis worth €1.6m during a targeted joint operation in Co. Wexford.
The 80kg of cannabis was discovered after gardaí intercepted and searched a van in Ballycarney on Friday.
A man in his 40s was arrested at the scene and is currently being detained at a garda station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.
Gardaí added that the man may be held for a period of up to seven days and that investigations are ongoing.