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Over €500,000 worth of cocaine seized at Dublin Airport

The man has since been charged and will appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice on Tuesday morning. 
Over €500,000 worth of cocaine seized at Dublin Airport

Kenneth Fox

More than half a million euro worth of cocaine has been seized at Dublin Airport.

A man in his 30s was arrested after his bag was searched after getting off a flight yesterday.

7 point 8 kilos of the drug, worth €546,000 was discovered.

The man has since been charged and will appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice on Tuesday morning.

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