Liquid cocaine seized from Dublin house

Estimated €35,000 worth of drug held in operation between customs and Garda

Liquid cocaine seized as part of an anti-drugs operation.
Liquid cocaine seized as part of an anti-drugs operation.

Liquid cocaine with an estimated street value of €35,000 has been seized in an operation between Dublin airport customs officials and the Garda.

About 0.5kg of the substance was seized yesterday at a house in Dublin 9.

The drugs which were discovered in a house in Drumcondra, originated in Brazil and had been concealed in a shipment of aromatherapy oils.

Three non-Irish national males were arrested. Investigations are on-going and files are being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.

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