Gardaí have seized seven kilos of cannabis herb after they searched a car in Dublin.

Members of the Crime Resource Unit at Mountjoy station found the drugs when they examined the vehicle at about 5 O'clock yesterday afternoon at Belvedere Avenue in the north inner city. The seach was carried out as part of an intelligence-led operation targeting the sale and supply of drugs.

The drugs have an estimated street value of €140,000, subject to analysis.

The car has been seized and is undergoing a technical examination.

Investigators have not made any arrests.