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Gardaí seize €700,000 worth of heroin in Dublin suburb

Published 20:04 31 Aug 2018 BST

Rory Cashin
Gardaí seize €700,000 worth of heroin in Dublin suburb

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One man has been arrested in relation to the seizure.

Gardaí seized a significant quantity of heroin and arrested a man in his 30s, following a search in Dublin earlier this week. On Monday 27 August Gardaí attached to Kilmainham Garda Station searched a flat at Tyrone Place, Inchicore. During the course of the operation approximately 5kg of heroin, with a street value of €700,000, was discovered. An examination of the scene was carried out by Garda Crime Scene Examiners and a follow-up operation was carried out. A man in his 30s was arrested at the scene and taken to Kilmainham Garda Station where he has been detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996. The man has recently been released and a file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.

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Gardaí seize €700,000 worth of heroin in Dublin suburb