€1.66m cannabis haul seized in Dundalk as part of major cross-border operation
A man in his 40s was arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking
A total of 119kg of cannabis, with an estimated value of €1.66 million, was seized in the Dundalk area on Wednesday, August 26, after gardaí and Revenue Customs Service officers intercepted a vehicle.
A man in his 40s was arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking, in the Dundalk area of Louth, following the interdiction of a vehicle.
He remains detained for questioning at a garda station in Co. Louth.
Follow up searches were conducted in the Newtownabbey area of Northern Ireland and a further estimated 45kg’s of cannabis, ½ kg of cocaine (subject to analysis), 22 imitation firearms and approximately £25,000 cash were seized by the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Organised Crime Unit.
One man in his 30s was arrested and is being detained by the PSNI.