Man who possessed €2m worth of heroin remanded pending sentence

A Kildare man who was caught with €2m worth of heroin following a Garda surveillance operation after a suspicious pallet was intercepted by custom officers has been remanded in custody pending sentence.

Paul Drew (aged 24) of Ferns Close, Ferns Bridge, Monasterevin, was observed throughout the day driving in the vicinity of the vehicles that had been carrying the drugs and gardaí were satisfied that he was in charge of supervising its transportation.