Sign in. It’s quick, free and it’s up to you.
An account is an optional way to support the work we do. Find out more.
The seizures were carried out as part of Operation Tara.
Drug seizure
Two men arrested as €8.5m worth of cocaine and cannabis seized by gardaí
The seizures were carried out in locations in Co Meath and Co Louth.
TWO MEN WERE arrested after the seizure of suspected cocaine and cannabis with an estimated value of €8.5 million in a garda operation.
The men, aged in their 30s and 40s, are currently detained at a garda station in the eastern region.
Gardaí intervened with a vehicle in Co Meath as part of an intelligence-led operation, after which coordinated searches were conducted in a number of locations in counties Meath and Louth.
The cocaine and cannabis were seized across the locations. It will now be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis.
have your say