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Man charged after €1.8m cannabis seizure

An garda síochána Multiple silver parcels are piled up on the ground in front of two blue signs, one for the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau and the other for Irish Revenue. An garda síochána
Approximately 90kg of herbal cannabis was concealed in separate concealments

A man has been charged after Gardaí (Irish police) seized approximately 90kg of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of €1.8m (£1.5m) in County Louth.

The seizure and arrest were the result of a joint operation by Irish customs officers and Garda drugs units on Monday.

The drugs seized have been sent for forensic analysis and investigations are ongoing.

The man, who is in his 50s, is set to appear before Dundalk District Court on Tuesday morning.