18/08/2011

Two For Court Over Kildare Heroin

Two men are due to appear in court today, charged in connection with the discovery of €2.4 million of heroin in Kildare yesterday.

Around 12g of the drug was 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. Two men, aged in their 20s, are due to appear in court today. The seizure is understood to be the largest made by gardaí this year.

(KMcA/BMcC)

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