A police raid on a home in Nieuwegein earlier this week netted €2.5m in cash, hidden in a secret room, the public prosecution department said on Thursday.

The money was stashed in two bags and was detected by a sniffer dog. The bags were kept in a secret space hidden behind the headboard of a double bed.

A 36-year-old man was arrested and has been remanded in custody for 14 days, the public prosecution department said.

Police also found a loaded gun and money-counting machine as well as five kilos of cocaine at a business property used by the man.