Gardai are continuing to question five people tonight following the seizure of heroin valued at over €3 million was seized in Dublin last night.
Gardaí from the National Bureau of Crime Investigation stopped two vehicles in the Ballyfermot and Clondalkin areas of west Dublin at 7.30pm as part of an ongoing operation into organised crime.
Four men, ranging in age from 17 to late 30s, and an 18-year-old woman were arrested.
They are being questioned in Ballyfermot and Clondalkin Garda stations under Section Two of the Drug Trafficking Act.
A Garda spokeswoman said heroin with a potential value of over €3 million was recovered.