Carlow Gardaí seized a “large quantity” of cannabis over the weekend after they caught a man who initially refused to stop his car and then fled on foot. 

Carlow Detective Unit were conducting a Crime Prevention Patrol in the Ballinabranna area on Saturday, March 21.

They intercepted a male who initially refused to stop his car.

After the suspect abandoned his car and tried to flee on foot, he was apprehended and found in possession of a large quantity of cannabis.

Gardaí say that the seizure is seen as a significant interception of a large quantity of drugs which is believed to have been destined for the local Carlow streets.