17/08/2011

Four Arrested In Heroin Seizure

Four men have been arrested after heroin with an estimated street value of €2.4 million was seized in Kildare.

Around 12kg of the drug wa discovered after gardaí stopped and searched a number of cars off the Naas Road at Kill.

Four men, three aged in their 20s and one aged 51, were arrested at the scene.

A 26-year-old and a 27-year-old were released without charge, while the others remain in custody.

(KMcA/BMcC)

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