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Belfast Telegraph
03-05-2025
- Belfast Telegraph
Two men arrested after gardai seize 3 million euro worth of heroin
It comes amid ongoing investigations targeting transnational and Dublin-based organised crime gangs. Garda members from the Garda National Drugs And Organised Crime Bureau intercepted and searched a vehicle in the Coolock area on Friday. During the search, approximately 21 kilos of suspected heroin was seized. The drugs have been submitted to Forensic Science Ireland for examination. A man, aged in his 30s, was arrested at the scene and another man, aged in his 40s, was detained at a different location following additional enquiries. Both men are being held at a Garda station in north Dublin under the provisions of Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2007. Assistant Commissioner for Organised and Serious Crime Angela Willis said: 'The sale and supply of heroin has an especially harmful impact, and not only destroys people's own lives but leaves a lasting effect on entire communities in Ireland and elsewhere. 'Disrupting heroin trafficking remains a central focus of our work and we will continue to target the criminal organisations that operate at a global level with the intention of impacting the lives of ordinary people all over this country.'
ITV News
03-05-2025
- ITV News
Two arrested after Gardai seize 3 million euros of heroin in north Dublin
Two men have been arrested after gardai seized 3 million euro worth of heroin in north Dublin. It comes amid ongoing investigations targeting transnational and Dublin-based organised crime gangs. Garda members from the Garda National Drugs And Organised Crime Bureau intercepted and searched a vehicle in the Coolock area on Friday. During the search, approximately 21 kilos of suspected heroin was seized. The drugs have been submitted to Forensic Science Ireland for examination. A man, aged in his 30s, was arrested at the scene and another man, aged in his 40s, was detained at a different location following additional enquiries. Both men are being held at a Garda station in north Dublin under the provisions of Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2007. Assistant Commissioner for Organised and Serious Crime Angela Willis said: 'The sale and supply of heroin has an especially harmful impact, and not only destroys people's own lives but leaves a lasting effect on entire communities in Ireland and elsewhere. 'Disrupting heroin trafficking remains a central focus of our work and we will continue to target the criminal organisations that operate at a global level with the intention of impacting the lives of ordinary people all over this country.'
