Man held following €200,000 ecstasy seizure

A man is being questioned in Dublin today following the seizure of ecstasy tablets worth an estimated €200,000 at Heuston Station…

A man is being questioned in Dublin today following the seizure of ecstasy tablets worth an estimated €200,000 at Heuston Station late last night.

The man was arrested as he about to board a Cork-bound train and taken to Kilmainham Garda Station where is being questioned.

Gardaí from the Limerick Drugs Unit and the Garda National Drugs Unit were involved in the operation, which uncovered 20,000 tablets.

The suspect can be held for up to seven days without charge.

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