Cocaine worth €115,000 seized in Dublin Airport

Cocaine worth €115,000 has been seized by Customs officers n Dublin Airport.

Cocaine worth €115,000 has been seized by Customs officers n Dublin Airport.

Some 1.64 kilograms of the drug were concealed in a specially constructed compartment of a suitcase belonging to a 31-year-old Dutch man.

The man had arrived on a flight from Brussels. He was arrested by gardai from the Santry Drugs Unit and is due to appear in court later today.

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