Gardaí have seized a large quantity of cannabis and cash along with a firearm and ammunition following a search operation in counties Louth and Monaghan on Saturday.
Members of the force attached to the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau conducted searched in both counties around 12pm and were supported by members of the Garda Dog Unit.
During the searches, cannabis with an estimated street value of €1.2 million was seized along with one firearm and ammunition.
Some €100,000 in cash, believed to be the proceeds of crime, was also seized.
Two people, a 29-year-old male and 26-year-old female, have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in drug trafficking and are being detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996, at Castleblayney garda station.
The operation was done as part of ongoing investigations targeting individuals suspected to be involved in organised crime.
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Gardaí have seized a large quantity of cannabis and cash along with a firearm and ammunition following a search operation in counties Louth and Monaghan on Saturday.
Members of the force attached to the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau conducted searched in both counties around 12pm and were supported by members of the Garda Dog Unit.
During the searches, cannabis with an estimated street value of €1.2 million was seized along with one firearm and ammunition.
Some €100,000 in cash, believed to be the proceeds of crime, was also seized.
Two people, a 29-year-old male and 26-year-old female, have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in drug trafficking and are being detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996, at Castleblayney garda station.
The operation was done as part of ongoing investigations targeting individuals suspected to be involved in organised crime.
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