Dublin man charged with possessing €3m in drugs lived "separate life" to brother caught with 15 guns, court hears

A Dublin man accused of possessing almost €3m worth of drugs and an assault rifle told gardaí that he and his brother, who was caught with 15 firearms and thousands of rounds of ammunition, lived "separate lives" and were like "chalk and cheese".

The Special Criminal Court has heard that gardaí failed to find the drugs and assault rifle, which had been stashed in a bed, when they carried out a search of a Kildare house during a "very fast-moving operation".