Two people have been arrested following the discovery of cocaine worth €700,000 in Co Louth.

As part of an intelligence-led operation, Revenue officers seized 10kg of cocaine with an estimated value of €700,000 in Dundalk, Co Louth, today.

The joint operation involved the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, Dundalk Divisional Drug and Detective Units, and Revenue Customs Service.

Gardaí arrested a man in his 40s and a woman in her 30s following the seizure.

They are currently being detained in a garda station in Co Louth under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.

Gardaí say investigations remain ongoing.