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A man has been arrested after gardaí seized €70,000 worth of drugs and €45,000 in cash during a search in Dundalk, Co Louth.
At about 11am on Tuesday, gardaí stopped and searched a vehicle on the Carrickmacross Road and found €45,000 in cash concealed in the vehicle.
During a follow-up search of a property on Park Street, Dundalk, an estimated €53,000 worth of suspected cocaine and €17,000 of suspected MDMA was uncovered, along with other drug paraphernalia.
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Following the searches a man in his 50s was arrested over the drug seizures and is currently being held at Dundalk Garda station. The man is detained under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.
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A Garda spokesman said investigations remain ongoing in the case.
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