Man held after cocaine seized

An Irish man (40) was arrested at Dublin airport yesterday after six kilograms of cocaine with an estimated street value of more…

An Irish man (40) was arrested at Dublin airport yesterday after six kilograms of cocaine with an estimated street value of more than €400,000 was discovered in a case.

He was travelling from South America to Ireland via Frankfurt airport and was arrested as part of a planned operation involving gardaí and Revenue officials.

He is being detained at Santry Garda station.

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