Gardaí seize heroin after search

Gardaí in Ballymun, Co Dublin, made a seizure of heroin last night.

Gardaí in Ballymun, Co Dublin, made a seizure of heroin last night.

Uniformed gardaí were manning a checkpoint on Balbutcher Lane shortly after 9pm when they stopped a car.

This car and driver were taken to Ballymun Garda Station where a search took place, and an estimated €70,000 worth of heroin was found. Some cash and a weighing scales were also seized.

A 21-year-old man was arrested and is being held at Ballymun Garda station under section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act.

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He will appear before Dublin District Court today.