Strong rise in heroin hauls, say gardaí

THERE has been a substantial rise in large heroin hauls in recent months, figures show. Garda sources report heroin appeared to be more available on the streets despite the seizure of large quantities of the drug.

Garda figures show that 18.75kg of heroin, with an estimated street value of €3.75 million, have been seized by gardaí in Dublin in the last three months. In the most recent haul, detectives yesterday seized a kilogram of the drug, worth €200,000 on a street, in Tallaght, west Dublin.

Two people - were arrested by the Tallaght Drugs Unit after their car was stopped on Kiltipper Road: a 26-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman.