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Three major drugs seizures worth over €5m since Friday

There have been three major drugs seizures worth more than 5 million euro. Two happened at Rossla...
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07.13 4 Aug 2013


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Three major drugs seizures wor...

Three major drugs seizures worth over €5m since Friday

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07.13 4 Aug 2013


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There have been three major drugs seizures worth more than 5 million euro.

Two happened at Rosslare Europort in Wexford and the third was at an address in Co Meath.

The first seizure was made at Rosslare Europort on Friday, when more than 10 kilo's of heroin worth more than one a half million euro, was found hidden in a jeep.

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A 63 year old man is due to appear before a special sitting of Gorey District Court later this morning in connection with it.

In the second seizure, 60 kilo's of herbal cannabis was found hidden in a container of tiles - also at Rosslare Europort.

The drugs were worth around 1.2 million euro, and Gardai arrested two men in their 20s - both with addresses in Northern Ireland.

In the third incident, 120 kilo's of cannabis herb was found at a house in Oldcastle in Co Meath - worth 2.4 million euro.

Two Irish men, aged 50 and 31, were arrested at the scene and are being detained at Kells Garda Station


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