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30th April 2021
04:20pm BST

Gardaí shared a statement outlining the drugs bust on their official website.
It reads:
"At approximately 9:20pm, as a result of an intelligence led operation conducted by the Navan Detective Unit and the Meath Divisional Drug Unit, Gardaí intercepted a vehicle in Slane, County Meath.
"During the course of a search of this vehicle, Gardaí located and seized approximately €70,000 of suspected cocaine (pending analysis).
"The sole occupant of the vehicle, a woman in her early 30s, was arrested at the scene and she is currently being detained at Navan Garda Station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.
"In a follow up search of a residence in Wilkinstown, County Meath, later that evening, Gardaí seized approximately €480,000 of suspected cannabis herb, approximately €400,000 of suspected tablets (Alprazolam, Diazepam, and MDMA), and approximately €70,000 of suspected cocaine."
The statement continued:
"Gardaí also seized an industrial tablet press and other drug paraphernalia, documentation, and phones during this follow up search.
"A woman in her early 30s and a man in his late 30s were arrested at the scene and both persons are being detained at Kells Garda Station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996."
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