Woman (20) for court over cocaine seizure

A woman is due on court tomorrow following the seizure of cocaine valued at over €200,000 at Dublin Aiport today.

A woman is due on court tomorrow following the seizure of cocaine valued at over €200,000 at Dublin Aiport today.

Customers officers discovered the drugs in luggage which came on flight from Sao Paolo in Brazil via Madrid. A 20-year-old Brazilian woman was detained and handed over to the Garda National Drug Unit. A Customs spokesman said the approximately three kilos of cocaine was discovered with an estimated value of €210,000.

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