A Dublin man has received 12 years in prison sentences after being caught transporting almost €2m worth of heroin last year.

A man who stored €5m worth of heroin in the home he shared with his then girlfriend has been given a 10-year sentence by Judge Katherine Delahunt at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A relapsed drug addict who threatened and assaulted a Chinese restaurant owner causing the man to sell his business has been given a four year sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.