Garda concerns over Kilmallock heroin haul

GARDAร have expressed concerns about heroin โ€œfilteringโ€ from urban areas into rural communities, after a large cache of heroin was discovered in the Kilmallock area.

Garda investigations are continuing into the discovery of an estimated โ‚ฌ200,000 of heroin at a vacant commercial building on Sunday, November 17.

Bruff Gardaรญ acting on intelligence recovered the drug stash.

A source close to the investigation said that senior Gardaรญ had concerns that such a large consignment of heroin had surfaced in the area.

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In an official statement, a garda spokesman said: โ€œGardaรญ from Bruff District assisted by members of the regional Garda Dog Unitโ€ carried out a search of the โ€œderelict propertyโ€ on November 17th.

โ€œSuspected Heroin (pending analysis) with an approximate value of โ‚ฌ195,000 was discovered during the search and has been removed for technical examination.โ€

โ€œNo arrests were made as part of this search operation and investigations are continuing.โ€

โ€œAnyone who may have information in relation to this seizure is asked to contact Gardaรญ at Bruff Garda Station on 061 382940 or the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111,โ€ the spokesman added.