20kg of cannabis was discovered in the vehicle on the M7 in Portlaoise.
A woman in her 20's has appeared court after a cannabis seizure of €280,000.
Members of the Laois Drugs Unit and the Roads Policing unit carried out a search of a vehicle on the M7 in Portlaoise on Wednesday.
During the search, 20kg of cannabis valued at €280,000 was located in the vehicle.
The driver of the vehicle, a female in her 20s, was conveyed to Abbeyleix Garda Station where she was detained and appeared before a sitting of Portlaoise District Court today.
She'll be due before the courts again on Feburary 22nd.
Statement from Garda Press Office:
On Wednesday, 4th November 2026, members of An Garda Síochána attached to Laois Drugs Unit and the Laois Roads Policing Unit, carried out a search of a vehicle on the M7 at Clondouglas, Portlaoise, Laois, under Section 23 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977/84.
During the course of the search, 20kg of cannabis valued at €280,000 was located in the vehicle.
The driver of the vehicle, a female in her 20s, was conveyed to Abbeyleix Garda Station where she was detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.
On Thursday, 5th November, 2026, the female appeared before a sitting of Portlaoise District Court having been charged with an offence under section 15 of the Misuse Drugs Act 1977/84.
The matter is due to come before the courts again on 22nd February, 2027.
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