Two people charged in connection with €2.6m of cocaine seized in Dublin
Michael Bolton
A man and a woman have been charged in connection with the seizure of €2.6 million worth of cocaine in Dublin.
On Wednesday, gardaí intercepted two vehicles shortly after 8.30pm in the Swords area of North County Dublin and also conducted a search of a residential premises in Shankill, Co. Dublin.
38 kilos of cocaine with an estimated street sale value of €2.6 million, €66,000 in cash, a cocaine press, money counters and other drug distribution paraphernalia were recovered.
A man, aged 28, and a woman aged 22, were arrested on suspicion of facilitating and enhancing drug distribution activities for an organised crime group.
They will appear before a sitting of Dublin District Court on Friday morning.
