€2.4m heroin haul the biggest in four years

THE seizure of 12.5kg of heroin — the biggest haul of the drug in four years — will have an impact on the streets, drug groups said yesterday.

Gardaí said the consignment, with an estimated street value of €2.4 million, was uncovered as a result of “ongoing investigations into organised crime in Dublin” by the Garda National Drugs Unit (GNDU).

The seizure will have serious repercussions for a number of Dublin gangs, who are suspected to have pooled their resources to fund the massive shipment.