Man (30s) arrested after cocaine worth €1.1m seized at Dublin Airport
Gardaí have arrested a man after cocaine worth more than €1 million was seized at Dublin Airport.
Revenue officers discovered 16kg of cocaine in the baggage of a passenger who had travelled from Washington on Thursday.
The arrested man has been charged and is due to appear in court.
Cocaine was the most seized drug in Ireland this year, with gardaí recovering more €175 million worth of the drug in 2023.
The largest cocaine haul this year was made on the MV Matthew, the cargo shop intercepted off the Co Cork coast.
Gardaí and customs also seized almost €35 million worth of cannabis herb and cannabis resin this year, while heroin with a street value of €8.5 million was also recovered.
