Cannabis with an estimated street value of €940,000 has been seized in Co. Louth.

The seizure was made at around 9am this morning following a planned search of an address in the Drogheda area.

The searches were conducted as part of an intelligence led operation targeting serious organised crime activity.

Gardai from the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau assisted by officers from the Criminal Assets Bureau were involved in the search.

A woman in her 30s has been arrested in relation to the seizure.

She's currently being detained at Drogheda Garda Station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.  

Gardaí say their investigations are ongoing.