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Four men have been charged after cannabis with an estimated street value of €8.5m (£7.1m) was seized by gardaí (Irish police) following a search of business premises in Dublin.

On Friday, gardaí intercepted two vehicles and carried out a planned search in the Ballymount area of Tallaght. Officers found 429kg (946lb) of the drug.

Four men, aged 31, 45, 52 and 58, were arrested under suspicion of facilitating and enhancing a criminal organisation to commit drug trafficking offences.

They are scheduled to appear in court on Monday.

Assistant Commissioner Justin Kelly said: "This operation is another example of our commitment to target the enablers and facilitators of global drug trafficking networks and our ongoing efforts to make Ireland a difficult environment for them to operate in.”