15-year-old arrested with €35,000 of heroin in Dublin

A 15-year-old youth has been arrested in Dublin in possession €35,000 of heroin

A 15-year-old youth has been arrested in Dublin in possession €35,000 of heroin. The youth was arrested by two detectives in Lucan shortly before 3 p.m. this afternoon.

A Garda spokesman said the 15-year-old was stopped on the street with a quantity of "rock heroin". He was arrested and is being detained under the Drug Trafficking Act at Lucan Garda Station.

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