Three men due in court over €4.4m cannabis seizure and more in Kildare and south Dublin

Three men are due before the courts later in connection with a seizure of €4.4million worth of suspected cannabis.

The haul was uncovered on Friday in a joint operation during which 220kgs of the herbal substance was picked up by Revenue Customs Service with Gardaí then finding a further 10.5kgs of the same, valued at €210,000, and €10,000 in cash in follow-up searches in Kildare and south Dublin.

The man, who are all aged in their thirties, were arrested and have since been charged and are expected before Blanchardstown District Court today.

A fourth man, also aged in his thirties, has been released without charge pending the submission of a file to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.

Investigations are ongoing.