THE group representing the families of murder victims have said the criminal justice system ranks drug crime as more serious than manslaughter and has questioned the value placed on human life.

The jury in the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court trial of a man accused of transporting €6.4m worth of heroin has been sent home for the weekend after failing to reach a verdict.

A Dublin man has gone on trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court accused of transporting €6.4m worth of heroin.