£1m worth of cocaine seized

Customs officers at Dublin Airport last night seized 3 kg of cocaine valued at close to £1 million

Customs officers at Dublin Airport last night seized 3 kg of cocaine valued at close to £1 million. The drugs were discovered in the baggage of a 22-year-old Irish woman, who was on a flight from Grenada, in the Caribbean, via Gatwick. The woman was later taken to Santry Garda station for questioning.

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