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Image of the seizure made yesterday Garda Press Office
Drugs Seizure
Two men arrested after cocaine and heroin worth €5.4m seized in Co Meath
Around 20kg of diamorphine (heroin) and 37kg of cocaine was seized.
TWO MEN HAVE been arrested following the seizure of drugs worth close to €5.4m in Co Meath yesterday.
The seizure was made as a result of an intelligence-led joint operation conducted by Revenue’s Customs Service and the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau.
Around 20kg of diamorphine (heroin) and 37kg of cocaine was seized.
The two men, both in their 60s, are currently detained at a Garda Station in Meath and investigations are ongoing.
A Revenue spokesperson said the seizure is part of Revenue’s ongoing joint investigations involving organised crime groups and the importation, sale and supply of illegal drugs.
The spokesperson said that if businesses, or members of the public, have any information regarding drug smuggling, they can contact Revenue in confidence on 1800 295 295.
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