Normal policing is continuing despite the pandemic.
Gardaí in Laois say the public staying at home is playing a significant role in increased detections of crime.
It comes after quantities of cannabis and cocaine worth more than €500,000 were seized during three searches yesterday.
Two men and a woman, all aged in their 30s, remain in custody this afternoon in relation to the find.
Laois/Offaly Crime Prevention Officer Sergeant Graham Kavanagh says general policing is continuing:
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