Man charged over discovery of nearly 8kg of cocaine at Dublin Airport

Revenue officers found drugs to value of €546,000 hidden in baggage

A man was arrested after cocaine valued at nearly €550,00 was seized at Dublin Airport. Photograph: Revenue
A man was arrested after cocaine valued at nearly €550,00 was seized at Dublin Airport. Photograph: Revenue

Gardaí have arrested a man in his 30s following a €546,000 cocaine seizure by Revenue officers at Dublin Airport on Monday.

Approximately 7.8kg of cocaine was discovered when officers searched the baggage of a passenger who had travelled from Brazil via Madrid to Dublin. The drugs were concealed among clothing in the bag.

The man had been identified as a potential smuggler following a risk profile.

He was arrested and detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at a Garda Station in Dublin.

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He has since been charged and appeared before the Criminal Courts of Justice (CCJ) Dublin.

Ronan McGreevy

Ronan McGreevy

Ronan McGreevy is a news reporter with The Irish Times