21/09/2007

Pair Held After Cocaine Seizure

Two men have been arrested in Co Kildare after Gardaí seized an estimated €200,000 worth of cocaine.

Gardaí stopped a car in Monasterevin last night, recovering around 3kg of drugs.

A 40-year-old man from north Dublin and a 35-year-old from Monasterevin are being held for questioning at Naas Garda station.

(LC/SP)

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