Man arrested on return to country charged by gardaí with directing drug crime gang

Due to the nature of the charge, he could not apply for bail in the District Court, as the offence category requires a High Court decision

Brian Grendon was remanded in custody to appear at Cloverhill District Court on Tuesday. File picture: IrishPhotoDesk.ie

A Dublin man has been remanded in custody after he appeared in court on Monday charged with directing a criminal organisation.

Brian Grendon, aged 48, of Greenfort Drive, Clondalkin, was arrested by officers from the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau on Sunday night after coming back into the country.