Two men were arrested in connection with the seizure of fake DVD and video cassettes worth an estimated euro150,000 in Dundalk.
One man was arrested when euro60,000 worth of DVDs was found when the van he was driving was stopped in Dundalk. Two hours later, a man in his twenties was detained when gardai stopped a car and seized another haul of DVDs and videos.
The operation was carried out by officers from the Anti-Racketeering Unitof the Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation assisted by localGardai from Dundalk.