Three held after heroin seizure

Three people were arrested yesterday after heroin worth £21,500 and a quantity of tablets were seized in Ballyfermot in Dublin…

Three people were arrested yesterday after heroin worth £21,500 and a quantity of tablets were seized in Ballyfermot in Dublin.

Two male youths were detained after gardai noticed them acting suspiciously in the Gaels' Field area near Drumfin Avenue at about 4p.m.

In follow-up searches heroin worth £1,500, a quantity of tablets and some drugs-related materials were seized, and the mother of one of the youths was also arrested.

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