Man charged after €1m drugs seizure in Co Louth

Gardaí found the cannabis herb during a van search in the Collon area

The 25-year-old appeared at a special sitting of the district court on Friday night. File photograph: Bryan O’Brien /The Irish Times
The 25-year-old appeared at a special sitting of the district court on Friday night. File photograph: Bryan O’Brien /The Irish Times

A man has been charged in relation to a seizure of cannabis herb worth €1 million made by gardaí in Co Louth.

The 25-year-old appeared at a special sitting of the district court on Friday night where he faced a charge of possession of the drug for the purpose of sale or supply to others.

The drugs were seized when gardaí searched a van in the Kockaleva area of Collon on Thursday evening.

Two follow up searches were carried out in Ardee, Co Louth and Slane, Co Meath.

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The seizure was the result of a cross border joint action force operation.