Man for court over drugs seizure

A man is due to appear in court tomorrow in connection with a drugs seizure at Dublin airport earlier today.

A man is due to appear in court tomorrow in connection with a drugs seizure at Dublin airport earlier today.

Officers of Revenue's Customs service this afternoon discovered 2kgs of cocaine with a street value of €140,000 during a search.

The drugs were contained in a number of packages that were glued to the inside of jeans in the baggage of a man who arrived in the country on a flight from Lisbon, Portugal.

The man was handed over to gardai at Dublin airport for questioning and will appear in court tomorrow morning.