Gardai in Donegal have discovered more than €5,000 worth of cannabis during a routine traffic stop.
Officers last night stopped the car in the Letterkenny area and found it had no insurance.
A subsequent search of the car uncovered a substantial haul of drugs hidden in the vehicle.
Gardai estimate the drugs have a street value of more than €5,000.
A man was arrested and is being questioned at Letterkenny Garda station.
An ongoing investigation is taking place into the find.
A short while later Gardaí also on Covid-19 patrol arrested a driver in Letterkenny for the offence of drug driving.
Gardai have warned that their Covid-19 patrols and checkpoints are ongoing during the day and during the night.
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