The drug bust was made by officers from Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau supported by the Louth South Divisional Drugs Unit
Two men have been arrested after Gardai seized nearly €2 million worth of cocaine and cannabis following searches in Louth and Dublin today.
As part of the operation, a car was intercepted in the Drogheda area shortly after 9am on Wednesday morning while simultaneous searches of a business premises in Drogheda and two residential premises in Drogheda and North Dublin were also carried.Two men in their 30s and 40s were arrested on suspicion of facilitating and enhancing drug trafficking for a criminal organisation. They are currently being quizzed at a Co. Louth Garda Station.
Speaking after the seizure, Detective Chief Superintendent Seamus Boland said: "An Garda Síochána are committed, along with our partners in the Police Service of Northern Ireland, to prioritise the joint targeting of criminal organisations that attempt to exploit our land border, for serious criminal activity.
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