Two men arrested after €1.94m worth of cocaine and cannabis seized between Louth and Dublin

Eva Osborne

On Wednesday morning, gardaí seized cocaine and cannabis with an estimated potential street value of €1.94 million between two premises in Drogheda and Dublin.

Officers from the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau supported by the Louth South Divisional Drugs Unit had intercepted a vehicle in the Drogheda area of Co Louth.

Simultaneous searches commenced of a business premises in Drogheda and two residential premises in Drogheda and North Dublin.

Two males, aged 30s and 40s, were arrested pursuant to Section 72 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006, on suspicion of facilitating and enhancing drug trafficking for a criminal organisation, and are currently detained, pursuant to the provisions of Section 50 of Criminal Justice Act, 2007, at a Louth Garda Station.

This operation is a result of ongoing investigations and collaboration between the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau and the Police Service of Northern Ireland, targeting organised crime activity impacting both jurisdictions, under the cross border Joint Agency Task Force (JATF).

Following the operation, the head of the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, 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.

"Drug traffickers, and those that facilitate and enhance this activity, remain priority targets for our investigations, due to the destruction, violence and intimidation they cause in our communities.

"I encourage everyone to play their part, help us and report all information confidentially to the Garda Confidential Line at 1800 666 111”.