Woman arrested after heroin seizure in Dublin

Gardaí have arrested a British woman and seized a quantity of heroin with an estimated street value of €600,000 in Dublin.

Gardaí from the Kilmainham Drugs Unit carried out the raid at Whitechurch in Upper Rathfarnam following an extensive, month-long investigation.

The woman, who is in her thirties, is being held at Kevin Street Garda under Section Two of the Drugs Trafficking Act and can be held without charge for up to seven days.

It is the second large drugs seizure made by the Kilmainham Drugs Unit in recent weeks after two people were arrested following the recovery of a quantity of heroin valued at over €100,000.