Youth arrested as heroin seized

A garda on patrol in Drumfinn Road, Ballyfermot, Dublin, has arrested a 16-yearold boy in connection with the seizure of a half…

A garda on patrol in Drumfinn Road, Ballyfermot, Dublin, has arrested a 16-yearold boy in connection with the seizure of a half-kilo of heroin.

The garda saw two boys retrieving a package from under a bush. One of the youths escaped and the second was arrested and taken to Ballyfermot Garda station. The heroin is thought to have a street value of around £75,000.

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