Gardai make major drugs seizure in Dublin

Six men were arrested and drugs and cash worth almost €500,000 were seized when gardaí raided two houses in the Ballyfermot area…

Six men were arrested and drugs and cash worth almost €500,000 were seized when gardaí raided two houses in the Ballyfermot area of Dublin overnight.

Heroin with a street value of €300,000 and €190,000 in cash were seized in a search of two houses in the Ballyfermot area shortly after 9 p.m.

Six men, all from the Ballyfermot and Ronanstown area, were arrested and are being detained in Ballyfermot and Clondalkin stations.

The men are being held under Section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act and can be held for seven days before being released or charged.

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