Five arrested as drugs worth €2.1m and a pair of pill-making machines seized by gardaí

The garda operation targeted transnational organised crime

The drugs and cash seized during the operation in Kildare and Westmeath. Picture: An Garda Síochána

Five men and one woman have been arrested in connection with the seizure of €2.1m worth of cocaine and cannabis and a pair of pill-making machines during raids in Kildare and Westmeath. 

The operation, which targeted transnational organised crime, was carried out by members of the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) and a number of national units and personnel from the Eastern Region.