A MAN IN his 50 has been charged in relation to a €1 million heroin seizure.

A number of searches were carried out in Dublin and Meath this morning. Gardaí said 7kgs of heroin, with an estimated value of €1 million, was seized.

Three men, aged in their 40s and 50s, were initially arrested and were being detained in Dublin garda stations.

The man in his 50s will appear before Blanchardstown district court at 10.30am tomorrow morning.

The other two men continue to be questioned.

Gardaí said investigations are ongoing, nationally and internationally.

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