Man Detained Following €650,000 Drugs Haul In Louth.

Friday, 13 August 2021 09:40

He is being held at Dundalk Garda Station.

A man has been arrested in Co Louth after Gardaí seized €650,000 worth of drugs yesterday evening.

Gardaí discovered the Benzodiazepine tablets in black plastic bags during the search of a vehicle in the Bellewsbridge Road area of Dundalk.

A man in his thirties, the driver of the vehicle, was arrested at the scene and is being detained at Dundalk Garda Station.

Gardaí have seized approximately €650,000 of suspected benzodiazepine tablets and arrested one man following the search of a vehicle in Dundalk, Co.Louth, yesterday

The man (30s) is currently detained at Dundalk Garda Station

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— Garda Info (@gardainfo) August 13, 2021

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