Woman held over airport drug seizure

A South African woman (34) is being questioned about a drugs siezure in Dublin airport yesterday.

A South African woman (34) is being questioned about a drugs siezure in Dublin airport yesterday.

The 16.5 kilograms of herbal cannabis was seized yesterday when Customs officers searched a suitcase.

The drugs were found vacuum-packed in the baggage of the woman who had arrived on a flight from Paris, France, having previously travelled from Johannesburg.

She was arrested and is due in court today.

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