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Gardaí arrest man after cannabis worth €3.2m found in vehicle on M50

Gardaí stopped and searched a vehicle on the M50 near Blanchardstown at about 5pm on Wednesday
Gardaí arrest man after cannabis worth €3.2m found in vehicle on M50

Tomas Doherty

A man in his 50s has been arrested after €3.2 million of cannabis was seized in Dublin.

Gardaí stopped and searched a vehicle on the M50 motorway near Blanchardstown at about 5pm on Wednesday.

Officers seized 162kg of suspected herbal cannabis, which will now be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis.

The arrested man is being questioned at a Garda station in north Dublin. Investigations are ongoing, gardaí said.

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