Three men remain in garda custody after they were arrested in connection with the seizure of more than €14 million worth of cocaine in Co Laois.
Detectives from the Dublin Crime Response Team, who had been targeting the activities of an organised crime group based in west Dublin, discovered 182 kilos of cocaine during a search of a commercial premises in Mountmellick yesterday.
A number of cars were also seized.
In follow up searches, detectives found another 17 kilos of cocaine concealed in one of the cars.
Four kilos of cannabis herb were also discovered in the planned operation.
The drugs have a combined street value of around €14.1m.
Three men were arrested and are being detained under section 2 of the Drugs Trafficking Act.
They can be questioned for up to seven days.
Assistant Commissioner for the Dublin Metropolitan Region Paul Cleary said the operation had taken down the main supply network for cocaine and crack cocaine into west Dublin.
He said the operation stopped the drugs from entering communities and is another significant blow to an organised crime group.
