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Irish Mirror
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Sam Roberts

Man arrested as gardai seize huge €1.4million cocaine haul in Drogheda, Co Louth

A man was arrested after gardai seized €1.4million worth of cocaine in Drogheda, Co Louth.

Officers stopped a vehicle on the Donore Road Industrial Estate in the town at around 12.35pm today.

Gardai then carried out a search where they found packages containing a total of 20kg worth of cocaine.

The packages seized during the search. (An Garda Siochana)

A man in his 30s was arrested at the scene and is currently being held Drogheda Garda Station.

The raid was carried out as part of an intelligence-led operation under Operation Stratus.

A garda spokesman added: "This operation is ongoing and there are no further details at this time."

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