22/02/2008

Arrest Made After €70k Cocaine Discovery

A 28-year-old man has been arrested in Dublin in connection with a €70,000 cocaine seizure.

The man was detained after gardaí raided an address in Churchtown, Dublin, on Thursday evening and discovered one kilogram of the drug.

It is understood it had arrived earlier by air freight from Canada into Dublin Airport.

The man is currently being held at Rathfarnham Garda Station under Section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act.

(JM)

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