Irish police seize more than €2m of drugs

A man has been arrested after gardaí (Irish police) seized drugs with an estimated street value of €2.2 million (£1,901,130).

The items were discovered after gardaí intercepted a vehicle on the M7 motorway in County Laois on Friday.

About €100,000 worth of suspected cocaine was discovered and seized.

A follow-up search was conducted of a residence in west Dublin, which resulted in a further seizure of an estimated €160,000 of cannabis, €1.2 million of ketamine, €530,000 of cocaine and €210,000 of diamorphine.

A quantity of cash was also seized.