Cannabis worth €1.5 million has been been seized in west Dublin.

It came as part of an operation targeting organised crime in the capital.

Gardaí stopped and searched a vehicle in west Dublin this afternoon.

They discovered the cannabis herb, and arrested a 66-year-old man at the scene.

He is being held under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at Lucan Garda Station.

Gardaí say their investigations into the seizure are ongoing.