Gardaí have seized drugs with an estimated street value of 300 thousand euro in County Meath.

They seized about 13 kilos of cannabis herb when they stopped and searched a number of vehicles near Ashbourne this afternoon.

A further 1.5 kilos of cannabis herb and a quantity of cocaine were found in a follow up search at a house in Drogheda.

Three men, aged in their 20s, 30s and 50s and a woman in her 50s have been arrested.

They are being held under drug trafficking legislation at Finglas and Drogheda Garda Stations, and can be held for up to 7 days.

The operation was led by the Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau targeting serious criminal activity in counties Meath and Louth.