Gardaí have uncovered a multi-million euro drug trafficking ring believed to be run by a man in prison.

Gardaí have uncovered a multi-million euro drug trafficking ring believed to be run by a man in prison.Three men were arrested in Dublin yesterday evening following the seizure of €5m worth of heroin.Gardaí are describing the arrests as significant.
Drug-dealing is big business in prison, making a prison conviction a good career move At 5pm, officers from the Organised Crime Unit and the National and Clondalkin Drugs Units raided a storage company in Clondalkin and discovered 20kg of heroin worth €4m.A 24-year-old Polish man was arrested there and, nearby, a 36-year-old Tallaght man was also detained.He is believed to be the organiser and a dealer with connections to Limerick and Cork criminal gangs.He is also currently on bail on other drugs charges.A parked car was also searched on the Stern Road in Crumlin and another 5kg of heroin worth €1m were seized.A third man in his 30s from Cabra in Dublin was arrested in the city.Gardaí have been targeting this supply network for some time and further searches and arrests are expected.