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Over 2kg of cocaine seized at airport

Gardaí - Man handed over to the Drugs unit in Santry
Gardaí - Man handed over to the Drugs unit in Santry

Revenue officials at Dublin Airport have seized around 2.2kg of cocaine with a street value of €154,000.

A 40-year-old South African was found to have 2kg hidden in the lining of a briefcase, while concealing the remaining 200g internally.

He arrived on a flight from Zurich having previously travelled from Nairobi.

The man was handed over to the Drugs Garda Unit in Santry and is due in court later.