Three men were arrested after gardaí seized drugs worth €768,000 during an operation in Co Louth on Monday.
A search in Castlebellingham lead to the discovery of 28kg of cannabis herb worth €580,000, and suspected cannabis plants with a value of €80,000,
A second search was carried out in Dundalk, where suspected cannabis herb worth €100,000 and cannabis plants worth €8,000 were seized.
The operation involved members of the Louth Divisional Drugs Unit along with the Drogheda Detective Unit and personnel from Dundalk Garda Station.
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The three men, who are in their 30s, 40s and 50s, are being detained under the Drug Trafficking Act, 1996, at a Garda station in the north west. Investigations are ongoing.
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