Over €2 million worth of drugs, believed to be cocaine, were discovered in a horsebox coming off the ferry at Rosslare Europort around 5 pm yesterday (Thursday) evening.

It was part of a joint customs officers and Garda operation and a man from the Midlands area was arrested at the scene and is being detained at Wexford Garda Station under the Drug Trafficking Act.

The drugs are being taken to the forensic science laboratory at Garda headquarters in Dublin.