Louth gardaí seize €16,000 worth of drugs and illegal tobacco

Gardaí in Co Louth have seized an estimated €11,000 worth of cannabis plants, heroin and tablets, along with tobacco valued at €5,000.

The discovery was made as part of an ongoing operation into the illegal sale and supply of controlled drugs in Ardee, Drogheda and Dundalk.

14 premises were searched and a woman in her early 20s was arrested in Dundalk this morning.

A man in his late 30s was also arrested in Drogheda, he has since been released and a file will be prepared for the DPP.

A further two men, in their 20s, arrested yesterday appeared before Dundalk District Court charged in connection with this operation.

Gardaí are continuing to question the woman in her 20s this evening, she is being held at Dundalk Garda Station.