Heroin valued at €1.5m seized

Two men have been arrested after heroin valued at €1.5 million was seized in Dublin.

Two men have been arrested after heroin valued at €1.5 million was seized in Dublin.

Gardaí from the Organised Crime Unit stopped and searched a vehicle at about 2am at the Old North Road in Finglas and discovered the drugs.

Two men – one in his 50s and the other in his 60s – were arrested and are being held at Finglas Garda under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.

The seizure was part of an ongoing operation into organised crime.

A Garda spokesman said that pending analysis, the heroin could have a street value of approximately €1.5 million.