A man, 41, has been arrested after the seizure of €5-million worth of cannabis and ecstasy in Blanchardstown, Dublin.

Gardaí and officers from the Revenue Customs Service seized 80 kilos of cannabis and 350,000 ecstasy tablets after a search of a premises at Rosemount Business Park last night.

A man arrested in relation to the find is being held at Blanchardstown Garda Station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice Act.

The sting was carried out as part of a joint operation between the Garda National Drug Unit, Dublin Castle and the Revenue Customs Service.