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16/01/2008
Arrests Follow Dublin Heroin Seizure
Two people have been arrested following the seizure of €6.5 million of heroin by gardaí in Dublin.
More than 30kgs of the drug were found in a van, which was searched in the Palmerstown area on Tuesday night. A 35-year-old man was arrested and a woman, also aged 35, was later arrested during follow-up searches.
The pair are being held in Clondalkin Garda Station.
During the operation, which involved officers from the National Drugs Unit, the Air Support Unit and the Garda Technical Bureau, three cars were also seized, including a BMW X5 and more than €60,000 has been frozen in a number of bank accounts.
(KMcA)
More than 30kgs of the drug were found in a van, which was searched in the Palmerstown area on Tuesday night. A 35-year-old man was arrested and a woman, also aged 35, was later arrested during follow-up searches.
The pair are being held in Clondalkin Garda Station.
During the operation, which involved officers from the National Drugs Unit, the Air Support Unit and the Garda Technical Bureau, three cars were also seized, including a BMW X5 and more than €60,000 has been frozen in a number of bank accounts.
(KMcA)
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