A Dundalk cannabis seizure worth an estimated €1.66 million has led to two arrests as part of a joint cross-border operation involving Gardaí, Revenue and the PSNI.
A total of 119kg of cannabis was seized in the Dundalk area on Wednesday, 26th August following the interception of a vehicle.
The operation involved Revenue Customs Service, the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau and the PSNI Organised Crime Unit.
A man in his 40s was arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking and was being detained for questioning at a Garda station in Co Louth when the official statement was issued.
Follow-up searches in Northern Ireland
Further searches were subsequently carried out in the Newtownabbey area of Northern Ireland.
The PSNI Organised Crime Unit seized an estimated:
- 45kg of cannabis
- 0.5kg of suspected cocaine, subject to analysis
- 22 imitation firearms
- approximately £25,000 in cash
A man in his 30s was arrested and was being detained by the PSNI.
Revenue said investigations are ongoing.
Joint cross-border operation
The operation was intelligence-led and involved agencies on both sides of the border.
Revenue’s statement said the 119kg of cannabis recovered in Dundalk had an estimated value of €1,666,000.
The seizure comes amid a number of significant organised crime investigations in Louth and Meath this year.
No further details have been released regarding the identities of the two men arrested in the latest operation.
