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Drugs and guns seized during cross-border operation

News imageAn Garda Síochána A pile of green cannabis sits on the floor, packed in tight-plastic bags. An Garda Síochána
119kg (262lb) of cannabis was uncovered during a search in Dundalk

Two men have been arrested following a joint cross-border police operation.

A man in his 40s was arrested in County Louth on suspicion of drug trafficking after Gardaí (Irish police) uncovered 119kg (262lb) of cannabis in Dundalk, County Louth, after a car was stopped on Wednesday. The estimated street value is €1.6m (£1.4m).

Follow up searches were conducted in Newtownabbey, County Antrim, where a further 45kg of cannabis, half a kilogram of suspected cocaine and 22 imitation firearms were seized, along with £25,000 in cash.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland's Organised Crime Unit, who conducted that search, arrested a man in his 30s.

News imagePolice Service of Northern Ireland A large collection of black rifles, in a row. There are also a smaller collection of black handguns to the right of the rifles. The guns sit on a grey floor. Police Service of Northern Ireland
Imitation firearms were seized in Newtownabbey