Gardai sieze drugs worth €200,000 in Dublin

Heroin and cannabis with an estimated street value of €200,000 has been seized by gardaí in Dublin.

Heroin and cannabis with an estimated street value of €200,000 has been seized by gardaí in Dublin.

Officers in Ballyfermot arrested two men while on routine mountain bike patrol on Rossmore Road and seized a kilo of heroin and a quantity of cannabis resin at about 9.30pm last night.

One man aged in his mid 20s and an 18-year-old are being detained at Ballyfermot Garda Station under Section 2 of the Misuse of Drugs Act.

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