MDMA (Ecstasy) tablets worth €235,000 have been seized in County Monaghan.
The seizure follows a targeted joint operation involving An Garda Síochána and Revenue's Customs Service.
In the course of a joint operation conducted by the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB), Monaghan Divisional Drugs Unit and Revenue officers, a residential property in Monaghan was searched today.
MDMA tablets with an estimated street value of €235,000 (pending analysis) were seized.
A man in his 20s was arrested at the scene and is currently being detained at a station in the Garda North Western Region under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.
The drugs seized will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland for analysis. Investigations are ongoing.
