A man in his late 20s was arrested in connection with these searches has since been released without charge, and a file is being prepared for the DPP.

On Wednesday, local Gardaí intercepted a car travelling northbound on the M3.

He was charged in relation to a number of offences.

The search was carried out after a man was arrested for road traffic offences when he failed to stop for Gardai in Cavan on Tuesday afternoon.

One man has been arrested.

Gardaí discovered the cash at around 11am yesterday, when they stopped a vehicle on the Carrickmacross Road in the town.

While figures show a 12% yearly reduction in drug offences, Noel Keelan questioned how many detections are not being made.

One driver tested positive for cannabis, with another testing positive for cocaine, and a third having alcohol in their system.