Woman found with kilo of cocaine in her hair

A woman has been arrested in Cork after a kilo of cocaine worth €70,000 was found in her hair.

A woman has been arrested in Cork after a kilo of cocaine worth €70,000 was found in her hair.

"The drugs were concealed in black cotton packages in the woman's 'beehive hairstyle'", Customs said in a statement.

The woman - a US national - was handed over to gardaí from Togher Garda station.

She was travelling from Lagos via Amsterdam at the time of her arrest.