Man remanded over €3m heroin seizure

A 27-year-old man was remanded in custody this afternoon after the the seizure of heroin with an estimated value of €3

A 27-year-old man was remanded in custody this afternoon after the the seizure of heroin with an estimated value of €3.2 million in a North/South police operation.

Three people were arrested - one in the North - after the seizure of the drugs in Collon, Co Louth last Friday.

Frances Hynes of Grangeclare, Kilmeage, Co Kildare was charged with possesion of drugs when he appeared at a special sitting of Navan district court this morning.

He was remanded in custody until next Friday December 21st. Gardai had objected to bail and said further charges may be proffered.

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