Man arrested after over €235,000 heroin seized in Dublin and Meath

Michael Bolton

A man has been arrested after gardaí seized over €235,000 of heroin following searches in Meath and Dublin.

At approximately 10am on Wednesday 3rd January, gardaí from the Finglas Drugs Unit, the Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR) West Search Team and the Garda Dog Unit conducted a search under warrant at a premises in the Scribblestown area of Dublin 15.

During the course of this search, approximately €81,200 of suspected heroin was seized, and a man was arrested.

The man (30s) is currently being detained at a Garda station in West Dublin under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.

A follow-up search was later conducted by the Finglas Drugs Unit assisted by the Meath Drugs Unit at a premises near Navan in Meath where approximately €155,400 of suspected heroin was seized in addition to a hydraulic press.

The seized drugs, totalling €236,600 will now be sent to Forensic Science Ireland (FSI) for analysis.