Cannabis worth over a quarter of a million euro has been seized by gardai in Co Laois.

A checkpoint was mounted on the M7 Motorway near Doon in Borris in Ossory on February 24th as part of ongoing roads policing.

During the checkpoint a car was stopped and searched by Gardaí.

Cannabis herb with an estimated street value in excess of €250,000 (pending analysis) was recovered from the car.

The sole occupant of the car, a male aged in his 30s, was arrested.