€740k of cocaine detected at airport

Two persons arrived in Dublin Airport and a search of their luggage was conducted.

Approximately 8.5 kilogrammes of suspected cocaine and two litres of liquid cocaine were found when gardaí arrested two people following a seizure of drugs by Revenue Customs at Dublin Airport yesterday evening.

Shortly before 9pm on Thursday, January 20, two persons arrived in Dublin Airport and a search of their luggage was conducted.

The value of drugs seized is estimated at €740,000.

The two people, a woman aged in her 20s and a man aged in his 30s, were arrested and taken to Ballymun Garda Station where they are currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.

“Investigations are ongoing,” said a garda spokesperson.