Man to appear in court over landmark drug seizure in Meath last year

A man is due to appear before Trim District Court this morning charged in connection with a huge drug haul in Ashbourne last year.

The male, who is in his 50s, was arrested this week as Gardaí continued their investigation into the seizure of cocaine and cannabis last November.

The arrest was made by members of the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau and the Special Crime Task Force, when a 56-year-old man in the Ardee area of County Louth as part of ongoing investigations into serious criminal activity in the Leinster Region.

Te arrest is linked to a search operation carried out in the Ashbourne area of County Meath November 15 2017, when a significant quantity of Cocaine and Cannabis with an estimated street value of €950,000 was recovered.