Two men charged over seizure of heroin worth €1.6m linked to organised crime remanded in custody

Pair arrested in Dublin after gardaí received confidential information about 'a transnational organised crime group involved in drug-trafficking', court heard

Graphic designer Oliver Etienne, 44, from England, but living in Barcelona for 10 years, and Christian Munoz Sanchez, 34, from Barcelona, were arrested on May 2 during an operation by the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau.

Two men charged over a seizure of €1.6m worth of heroin in Dublin allegedly linked to "a transnational criminal organisation" have been remanded in custody.

Graphic designer Oliver Etienne, 44, from England, but living in Barcelona for 10 years, and Christian Munoz Sanchez, 34, from Barcelona, were arrested on May 2 during an operation by the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau.