Man due in court over drugs find

A man arrested over yesterday's drug seizure in Finglas, Dublin, is due to appear before the Dublin District Court this afternoon…

A man arrested over yesterday's drug seizure in Finglas, Dublin, is due to appear before the Dublin District Court this afternoon where he will be charged with the incident.

Members of the Garda National Drugs Unit stopped and searched the man in Finglas last night and found found five kilograms of heroin worth around €1million.

During a follow up search at a location in the south inner city a woman was also arrested.

She has since been released without charge.

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