€1.6m drugs haul in Dundalk and Newtownabbey after cross-border operation

A man in his 40s has been charged after 119kg of cannabis and suspected cocaine were seized in a cross-border police operation. A second man was also arrested.

Man in his 40s charged after €1.6m cross-border drugs seizure

Google News IE — Crime (en) reports that a man in his 40s has been charged following a €1.6m (£1.4m) drugs bust carried out as part of a joint cross-border police operation.

The investigation led to the discovery of 119kg (262lb) of cannabis in Dundalk, County Louth, after a car was stopped on Wednesday. A second man was also arrested during the operation.

Follow-up searches in Newtownabbey, County Antrim, uncovered a further 45kg of cannabis, half a kilogram of suspected cocaine and 22 imitation firearms, along with £25,000 in cash.

The charged man is due to appear before Cavan District Court on Friday afternoon.

Both An Garda Síochána and the PSNI have confirmed that investigations remain ongoing.

Source: Google News IE — Crime (en)