Gardaí have seized drugs with a street value of nearly €350,000 after stopping a car in Kildare Town.

The vehicle was stopped for having no tax and no insurance at a checkpoint at Curragh Farm, Kildare Town, yesterday evening.

During a search of the car, Gardaí discovered 6.5kg of MDMA with an estimated street value of €Â€325,000 and a large quantity of Zanax tablets with an estimated value of €€19,000.

A man in his late 30s and a woman in her early 30s were arrested today in the Naas area and are currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at Naas Garda Station.