Four arrested as cocaine and cash seized after 'suspicious transaction'

Four people have been arrested after gardaí seized €50,000 worth of suspected cocaine and £12,000 (€13,3478) in cash in Co Louth.

Gardaí from the Dundalk Drugs and Crime Unit carried out a surveillance operation and saw what they described as a suspicious transaction in Castlebellingham on Thursday.

A car was stopped a short time later and gardaí conducted a search of the vehicle and a number of people.

During the course of the search, the drugs and cash were seized.

A woman and three men, all aged in their 30s, were arrested and are currently detained in Dundalk and Drogheda garda stations.

Investigations are ongoing.