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12/08/2015
Cocaine Seized In Two Operations At Dublin Airport
Cocaine worth more than €20,000 has been seized by Revenue Customs Officers at Dublin Airport in two separate intelligence-led operations.
In an operation on Friday, 07 August, cocaine worth €16,800 was found in the luggage of an Irish male in his 20s, who was departing for Ibiza on Friday.
In the second operation on Saturday, 08 August, two Irish males, aged 36 and 24, and who were also travelling to Ibiza, were found to be in possession of 30 grammes of cocaine each. A sum of €8,100 was also seized under the proceeds of crime legislation.
All three men were arrested by Gardaí and investigations are ongoing.
(MH/JP)
In an operation on Friday, 07 August, cocaine worth €16,800 was found in the luggage of an Irish male in his 20s, who was departing for Ibiza on Friday.
In the second operation on Saturday, 08 August, two Irish males, aged 36 and 24, and who were also travelling to Ibiza, were found to be in possession of 30 grammes of cocaine each. A sum of €8,100 was also seized under the proceeds of crime legislation.
All three men were arrested by Gardaí and investigations are ongoing.
(MH/JP)
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