11/12/2012

Four Held Following Heroin Seizure

Gardai are questioning four men in relation to the seizure of €150,000 worth of heroin discovered in Cork yesterday.

A sawn-off shotgun and ammunition were also found by officers targeting the large scale supply and distribution of the drug in the city.

The four people, believed to be in their 20s or 30s, are being detained at the Bridewell and Gurranabraher stations.

(CD/GK)

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