20/05/2014

Man Arrested Over Cocaine And Ammunition Find

Gardaí in Co Louth have seized a quantity of cocaine and 9mm ammunition following the search of a car.

Cocaine worth an estimated €50,000, and a small quantity of ammunition, was uncovered when garda searched the car at about 18:00 in Drogheda on Monday.

Officers arrested a man in his 40s in connection with the find. He is being held under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at Drogheda Garda station.

(MH/CD)

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