Two held over €1m drugs seizure

Two men in their 20s have been arrested in connection with the seizure of heroin and cocaine worth almost €1,000,000 in Dublin…

Two men in their 20s have been arrested in connection with the seizure of heroin and cocaine worth almost €1,000,000 in Dublin.

Heroin valued at over €900,000 and cocaine worth €1,500 were discovered were officers from the Pearse Street drugs unit raided an underground carpark in Santry yesterday evening.

A number of vehicles were also seized during the operation.

Gardaí said the men, aged between 30 and 35, are being questioned under Section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act at Pearse Street Garda Station.

They can be held for up to seven days.

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