Three people are being questioned in Dublin following the seizure of drugs, cash, cars, encrypted phones and signal blocking devices.
Gardaí from the Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau intercepted three cars in Drogheda in Co Louth and seized over €1.1 million worth of cocaine and prescription drugs, as well as more than €500,000 in cash.
The head of the Bureau, Detective Chief Superintendent Angela Willis, said the force continues to pursue those involved in organised crime still operating in spite of the coronavirus movement restrictions.
Follow-up searches were also carried out in three other counties.
Gardaí say it was a planned operation targeting organised crime gangs operating in Drogheda and the border region.
Officers intercepted a suspected drugs handover at 6pm last night and three people - two men and a woman -were arrested in the Donore Road and North Road areas after they tried to flee the scene.
Gardaí also seized six high-value watches – four of them Rolex brand - along with encrypted mobile phones and signal blocking devices.
Three cars, including a Mercedes, have also been seized.
Gardaí believe the seizure is linked to one of Drogheda's two feuding criminal gangs and that one of those in custody is a significant criminal figure.
They are being detained in Dublin under organised crime legislation and can be questioned for up to a week.
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