Two held over drugs seizure

Two men are being questioned by gardaí after drugs worth an estimated €800,000 were seized in Co Meath.

Two men are being questioned by gardaí after drugs worth an estimated €800,000 were seized in Co Meath.

Detectives from the Garda National Drugs Unit searched a house at Rath Lodge, Asbourne, yesterday as part of an ongoing investigation.

During the course of the search cocaine, cannabis and ecstasy tablets with an estimated street value of €800,000 (subject to analysis) were seized, a Garda statement said.

Two men in their 30s were arrested at the scene and are currently detained at Kells Garda station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.

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