A van containing 80kg of herbal cannabis has been intercepted in Ballycaraney, County Wexford, Irish police say.

Gardai have seized €1.6m worth of herbal cannabis and arrested a man in his 40s after a van was intercepted in Co Wexford.

The driver of the vehicle, a man aged in his 20s, was searched along with the vehicle under the Misuse of Drugs Act, 1977.

The male has been charged in relation to the seizure and is due to appear before Blanchardstown District Court on Thursday.

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