Man held over drugs find in Dublin Airport

A man is being questioned following the seizure of cannabis with a street value of €70,000 at Dublin Airport this afternoon…

A man is being questioned following the seizure of cannabis with a street value of €70,000 at Dublin Airport this afternoon.

The 35-year-old South Africa national was stopped and searched by Garda Immigration Officers assisted by Customs & Excise Officers. They found 38kgs of cannabis herb was found in his luggage.

The man is being questioned under at Santry Garda Station under Section 2, Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.

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