BELFAST 30 Oct (ANA) - Two British men have been arrested after £ 2.8 million of cannabis was seized in a batch of fresh vegetables in Ireland. 

 

The Republic of Ireland’s Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau said its officers uncovered the haul when they intercepted a truck in Ballymascanlon, a village near Dundalk about three miles from the border with Northern Ireland.

 

The stash, found Tuesday, was worth an estimated street value of € 3.2 million (£ 2.8 million). 

 

Two men, aged 57 and 42 from Britain and Northern Ireland, have been arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking and are being held at Dundalk Garda station.

 

A spokesperson for the Garda’s Special Crime Operations said: ‘This very significant seizure of drugs is yet another success arising from ongoing cooperation between the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau and the UK’s National Crime Agency as we jointly protect our communities from drug trafficking.’ 

 

The two authorities operate the Cross Border Joint Agency Task Force aimed at targeting organised crime taking place across the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Gardaí added that investigations are ongoing. (ANA)

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