Two men caught transporting €3.3m worth of heroin have succeeded in having their 10-year sentences reduced by two years on appeal.

A teenager who became involved in a multi million-euro heroin operation after deciding to “go for a spin” in his cousin’s car has received a six-year sentence, with three years suspended, at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court today.

Four men who pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to acting as couriers in a multi-million euro heroin operation are to be sentenced in May.