A MAN has been arrested after more than seven kilos of cocaine were found in the bag of a passenger who flew into Dublin Airport from Brazil.
Revenue officers found 7.8 kgs of cocaine, with an estimated value of €546,000, hidden among clothes in the bag of a passenger who was stopped and searched as he arrived in Dublin.
The man, aged in his 30s, had disembarked a flight from Brazil via Madrid yesterday afternoon (March 18).
Some 7.8 kgs of cocaine, with an estimated value of €546,000, was found hidden among clothes in the passenger's bag
He was arrested by Gardai and subsequently charged.
The man was held overnight at a Dublin Garda Station and is due before the courts this morning.
“This seizure is part of Revenue's ongoing operations targeting the importation of illegal drugs,” a Revenue spokesperson said today.
“If businesses, or members of the public, have any information regarding smuggling, they can contact Revenue in confidence on 1800 295 295,” they added.
