02/10/2007
€2m Worth Of Heroin Seized
One man has been arrested following the seizure of €2m worth of heroin in Dublin.
The drugs were discovered by Gardaí in a car stopped in Clondalkin at around 7pm on Monday evening as part of Operation Anvil.
The 8kg of heroin was intercepted as part of a surveillance operation by the special detective unit targeting a organised crime in the Dublin area.
A 26-year-old man was arrested and is being questioned at Clondalkin Garda Station.
(SP)
The drugs were discovered by Gardaí in a car stopped in Clondalkin at around 7pm on Monday evening as part of Operation Anvil.
The 8kg of heroin was intercepted as part of a surveillance operation by the special detective unit targeting a organised crime in the Dublin area.
A 26-year-old man was arrested and is being questioned at Clondalkin Garda Station.
(SP)
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