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An Garda SíochánaA man in his 40s has been charged after a €1.6m (£1.4m) drugs bust following a cross-border police operation.
He is one of two men arrested following an investigation that uncovered 119kg (262lb) of cannabis in Dundalk, County Louth, after a car was stopped on Wednesday.
Follow up searches in Newtownabbey, County Antrim, turned up a further 45kg of cannabis, half a kilogram of suspected cocaine and 22 imitation firearms, along with £25,000 in cash.
The man charged is due to appear before Cavan District Court on Friday afternoon.
Police and gardaí (Irish police) have said investigations are ongoing.
Drugs tradeNewtownabbeyPolice Service of Northern IrelandNorthern IrelandRepublic of Ireland















