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Pair charged after €8.5m drugs seizure

Gardaí A photo of the large haul of suspected cocaine and cannabis seized by gardaí (Irish police). The drugs are wrapped in clear plastic bags and piled in a heap on the floor of an empty room. A navy sign on the wall behind says: "Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau". Gardaí
The suspected cocaine and cannabis was put on display after the operation

Suspected cocaine and cannabis hauls estimated to be worth €8.5m (£7.3m) in total have been seized by gardaí (Irish police) at locations in counties Meath and Louth.

The intelligence-led operation involved the stopping of a vehicle in County Meath on Monday.

Follow-up searches were then carried out at a number of locations in Meath and Louth which resulted in the seizures, according to a garda statement.

Two men aged in their 30s and 40s were arrested and have since been charged.

They are due to appear before Trim District Court later on Wednesday.