Irishman faces drugs charge

An Irishman has been arrested in southern Portugal in possession of 12,000 doses of cocaine and 3,000 of heroin, the Portuguese…

An Irishman has been arrested in southern Portugal in possession of 12,000 doses of cocaine and 3,000 of heroin, the Portuguese police announced yesterday. The 30-year-old man, suspected of being a major drug trafficker, was arrested along with a Portuguese national in Albufeira, where police said he had been living. They did not give his identity. Both men are accused of forming part of an international drug smuggling ring.