Arrest made after gardaí seize suspected cocaine and cannabis worth €1.5m
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Arrest made after gardaí seize suspected cocaine and cannabis worth €1.5m

A MAN in his 20s has been arrested after gardaí seized suspected drugs worth an estimated €1.5m.

The haul was uncovered during a number of searches in counties Kildare and Meath on Saturday as part of Operation Tara.

Suspected cocaine valued at €420,000 and €1.12m of suspected cannabis was discovered.

Cash and mixing agents were also discovered (Image: An Garda Síochána)

Investigators also uncovered €39,750 in cash, as well as suspected mixing agents and drug paraphernalia.

The arrested man is currently being detained at Ashbourne Garda Station.

He was detained after gardaí stopped a car on the M1 in Co. Meath on Saturday morning.