Driver rams garda car before 'package' thrown from window in terrifying chase

A Garda car was rammed and a substantial quantity of drugs seized in a terrifying chase in Co Louth on Friday night.

Two men were arrested and approximately €30,000 of suspected cocaine was seized following the dangerous driving incident in Ardee, Co Louth.

"At approximately 9:30pm, patrolling gardaí stopped a car in the Ferdia Park area of Ardee. Whilst Gardaí were in conversation with the two male occupants, the driver accelerated the car away from the scene, hitting the rear of an official Garda vehicle and causing extensive damage," a Garda statement explained.

"A managed containment operation was then undertaken with multiple units involved. During the course of this operation, Gardaí observed a package being thrown from the vehicle in the Corbollis area on the N52," they confirmed.

This package was later recovered and approximately €30,000 of suspected cocaine was seized by gardaí.

The containment operation ended on the N52 at Clonkeehan following an intervention by Gardaí to stop the offending vehicle, with no injuries reported.

Two men, one in his 60s and one in his 40s, were arrested by gardaí and they are both currently being detained at a Garda station in Co Louth under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.

The seized drugs will be taken to Forensic Science Ireland (FSI) for analysis.

Investigations are ongoing.