Man held over Dublin €150,000 cocaine haul

A Angolan man (24) is being questioned by gardaí after customs seized cocaine with an estimated street value of €150,000 at Dublin…

A Angolan man (24) is being questioned by gardaí after customs seized cocaine with an estimated street value of €150,000 at Dublin Airport.

The man was stopped at the airport yesterday. He had flown from Montego Bay, Jamaica, via Heathrow, to Dublin.

One and a quarter kilogrammes of cocaine, which the man had concealed internally, were recovered.

The man is being detained at Santry Garda Station.

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