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Heroin seized in west Dublin raid

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Up to 30kg of heroin and a substantial quantity of cannabis have been seized in a raid in Dublin.

Gardaí searched an apartment in Clondalkin at around 8pm this evening.

A machine gun and a quantity of ammunition were found during the raid and it is thought the drugs seized may be worth as much as ¤6 million.

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The apartment has been sealed off pending the arrival of a garda forensic team.

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