Three arrested as gardai seize €1.6m of drugs and €700,000 in cash

Three men have been arrested following the seizure of €1.6million worth of drugs and €700,000 in cash after searches in Dublin and Co Meath.Follow up searches in the area later that day discovered a sum of cash believed to be higher than €500,000.As well on Thursday, an operation led by Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau intercepted a vehicle in the Kilinarden area of Tallaght.

Subsequent searches in Ashbourne and Rathoath in Co Meath resulted in the seizure of heroin and cocaine believed to be worth €1.6million. And on Friday, a 40-year-old Irishman was arrested in Dundalk, Co Louth in relation to a suspected breach of the provisions of the Passport Act. He said: "The operational activity undertaken by the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau, in the first month of 2020, has resulted in the seizure of ten firearms accompanied by 2,000 rounds of ammunition; over €600,000 in cash and drugs to an estimated value of €1.6 million.

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