He's due to appear before Portlaoise District Court this morning.
A man in his 30s has been charged in connection with a 8 million euro seizure of cocaine in the Midlands.
He was arrested yesterday and brought in for questioning following the discovery in Laois yesterday afternoon.
116kg of the drug was found following a search operation at a residental address and lands as part of Operation Tara.
The man will appear before Portlaoise District Court this morning at 11.
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