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01/04/2009
Kilo Of Heroin Seized In Dublin
A man in his 20s has been arrested after Gardaí discovered over a kilo of heroin in his car.
Gardai seized the stash of class A drug and arrested the man in his 20's following an operation at St Laurence's Road, Ballyfermot, Dublin, yesterday. The operation was carried out by the Garda Organised Crime Unit.
A Gardaí spokesman said: "At approximately 8.00pm a car was stopped on St Laurence’s Road. A search of the vehicle uncovered a package, which on analysis at the Forensic Science Lab at Garda Headquarters contained approximately one kilogram of heroin with a street value of €200,000."
The arrested man is detained at Ballyfermot Garda Station under Section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act. He may be detained for up to seven days.
(DW/BMcC)
Gardai seized the stash of class A drug and arrested the man in his 20's following an operation at St Laurence's Road, Ballyfermot, Dublin, yesterday. The operation was carried out by the Garda Organised Crime Unit.
A Gardaí spokesman said: "At approximately 8.00pm a car was stopped on St Laurence’s Road. A search of the vehicle uncovered a package, which on analysis at the Forensic Science Lab at Garda Headquarters contained approximately one kilogram of heroin with a street value of €200,000."
The arrested man is detained at Ballyfermot Garda Station under Section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act. He may be detained for up to seven days.
(DW/BMcC)
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