Two arrested following €700,000 cocaine seizure in Dundalk

The 10kg of cocaine was seized in Dundalk Co Louth on Tuesday, August 12. 

A man in his 40s and a woman in her 30s were arrested after gardaí seized 10kg of cocaine with an estimated value of €700,000 in Dundalk, Co Louth today.

They are currently being held in a garda station in Louth under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.

The seizure is part of an intelligence-led operation involving the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, Dundalk Divisional Drug and Detective Units, and Revenue Customs Service.

Investigations are ongoing.