Judge rules warrant not legal in drugs case

A man who was facing trial for possession of over €1m in heroin has had his case dismissed after a judge ruled a search warrant was not legal.

In a judgment delivered at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, Judge Mary Ellen Ring ruled a search warrant granted for the home of Stephen Reddington was not in accordance with law.

The judge said the fact that Garda surveillance had observed known drug users frequenting the house was not reasonable grounds on its own, as drug clinics were also frequented by known drug users.