Gardaí attached to the Special Crime Task Force have arrested two men and seized drugs in north Dublin.

On Saturday, officers monitoring the sale and supply of drugs in the Ballymun area stopped two men on a motorcycle on waste ground.

It happened in an area known locally as 'Seven Pitches'.

The Ballymun District Drugs Unit was also involved in the operation.

One of the men was carrying a box, which contained 5.6 kilos of cannabis herb.

This has an estimated street value of €110,000.

Both men, aged 19 and 20, were arrested and are detained in Ballymun under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice Act.