Gardaí have seized drugs worth up to €5m and arrested two men in Meath in an operation to tackle organised crime.

It's part of an international investigation with officers from the National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, and the Special Crime Task Force.

The operation began on Wednesday November 15th and gardaí say it is ongoing.

In a planned operation, gardaí searched two premises in Ashbourne and discovered cannabis herb and cocaine.

Two men aged in their 30s were arrested at the scene and detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice Act.

They're being held at Ashbourne garda station.

Assistant Commissioner John O'Driscoll, head of Special Crime Operations, is in the Netherlands to liaise with Dutch police.