Two questioned after €514,000 cannabis haul

Two men from Armagh were being questioned today about a €514,000 drugs seizure in Co Donegal.

They were detained in Falcarragh in an operation involving police on both sides of the border.

Gardaí confirmed that 50kg of herbal cannabis with an estimated street value of €500,000 was recovered in the village’s main street yesterday afternoon.

The two men, aged 47 and 25, were taken into custody for questioning at Letterkenny.

A house in the Ballyness area of Falcarragh, as well as a house in Armagh, were also searched as part of a follow-up operation which also involved Customs officers.