Man (61) held after cocaine seizure

A man in his 60s has been arrested following a seizure of €430,000-worth cocaine.

A man in his 60s has been arrested following a seizure of €430,000-worth cocaine.

Officers from Revenue's Customs Service made the seizure of 6 kgs of the drug at Rosslare today.

The drugs were hidden behind the back seat of a British-registered vehicle which had recently arrived from Cherbourg, France. The vehicle has also been seized.

A 61 year-old, male, who is a British national has been arrested and taken to Wexford town Garda station.

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