Over €1 Million Cocaine seizure at Dublin Airport
Officers from Revenue's Customs service at Dublin Airport today (16/12/2004) seized 14.5Kgs of Cocaine with a value of over €1 Million. The drugs were discovered concealed in false bottoms of four suitcases belonging to a man, who had flown from Lagos via Paris to Dublin. The 35-year-old Nigerian has been arrested and is being held at Santry Garda station.
This is the largest in a series of Cocaine seizures at Dublin Airport in recent months and is the largest ever seizure at an Irish airport. The haul was discovered using risk-analysis techniques.
Ends 16/12/2004
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