Pair arrested after cocaine and heroin worth €5.4m seized in Meath
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Two men have been arrested after 20 kgs of heroin and 37 kgs of cocaine with an estimated value of approximately €5,400,000 were seized in Meath on Tuesday.
The intelligence-led operation was made as a result of a joint efforts from the Revenue's Customs Service, the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) with Eastern Region colleagues, the Meath /Westmeath Divisional Drugs and Crime Units.
Two men, both in their 60s, were arrested by An Garda Síochána and are both currently detained at a Garda Station in Meath under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice Drug Trafficking Act 1996.
A Revenue spokesperson said: "Investigations are ongoing This seizure is part of Revenue's ongoing joint investigations involving organised crime groups and the importation, sale and supply of illegal drugs.
"If businesses, or members of the public, have any information regarding drug smuggling, they can contact Revenue in confidence on phone number 1800 295 295."
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