Man held in Dublin drug seizure

A 22-year-old man has been arrested and a quantity of heroin seized following a garda search in Ballyfermot, Dublin today.

A 22-year-old man has been arrested and a quantity of heroin seized following a garda search in Ballyfermot, Dublin today.

He was arrested after gardaí searched a house at Gurteen Park and discovered drugs worth up to €130,000 this afternoon.

The man is being held at Ballyfermot Garda station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice Act 1996 where he can be detained for up to seven days.