Two in court on heroin charges

A Co Wexford truck driver and a Dublin man are to face trial following a seizure of €1.5m worth of heroin in Dublin.

Two in court on heroin charges
Fri, 21 Aug, 2015 - 01:00
Tom Tuite

Gardaí attached to the Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau with officers from the Revenue Commissioners Customs Service seized about 10kg of suspected heroin with an estimated street value of €1.5m following the interception of two vehicles at a service station on the Naas Road close to Rathcoole, in Co Dublin.

The men were arrested for drug trafficking offences and were detained at Clondalkin Garda Station, under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.

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