Gardai made multiple arrests after a huge drug raid over the Bank Holiday weekend in Louth.
A combined €77,000 worth of cannabis, cocaine and ketamine was seized by officers attached to the Divisional Drugs Unit in Drogheda after a search operation in Dunleer.
A Section 26 warrant was issued under the Misuse of Drugs Act, 1977/84 targeting the sale, supply and distribution of drugs in Drogheda and the surrounding areas.
During the course of the search cannabis with an estimated street value of €22,000 was seized, cocaine to the value of €5,000 and ketamine to the value of €50,000. The drugs will now be sent for further analysis.
During the course of the search a BMW X5 and a designer handbag was also seized from the property.
A Garda spokesperson said: "Gardaí arrested a man and a woman and seized a combined €77,000 in Cannabis, Cocaine and Ketamine following an search operation in Dunleer, Co. Louth that occurred on Saturday afternoon 23rd October, 2021 by the Divisional Drugs Unit based at Drogheda.
"The man, 23 years and the woman, 27 years were arrested at the scene and detained at Drogheda Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.
"The woman has since been released without charged and a file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions. The man was charged in relation to the seizure and appeared before a special sitting of Dundalk District Court on Monday 25th October, 2021. He is due to appear again before Drogheda District Court on Monday 8th November, 2021."
