Two pipe bombs have been seized along with gun powder, a large quantity of firearm ammunition and a quantity of cocaine and tablets in Co. Louth
At 11 o'clock last night Gardaí attached to the Louth Divisional Drugs Unit based at Drogheda, carried out a search of a house in Drogheda town.
The scene was cordoned off and a number of houses in the area were evacuated.
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The army bomb disposal unit safely removed two improvised explosive devices and other materials.
The scene was made safe at 5am but remains sealed off this morning for a full forensic examination.
Two men, one in his early-40s and another in his mid-50s, have been arrested.
