Two Arrests follow Cocaine seizure at Dublin Airport

Officers from Revenue's Customs service at Dublin Airport yesterday (17/11/04) seized four kilos of Cocaine with an estimated street value of €284,000.

A 33 year old female, a US national, who had flown from Lagos, Nigeria via Paris, was arrested and is being detained at Santry Garda Station.

The drugs were concealed in the false bottom of two suitcases.

In a subsequent follow-up investigation a 24 year old UK national male was arrested by Gardai from the Santry Drugs Unit and is currently being questioned in Whitehall Garda Station.

Ends 18/11/04

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