Man charged over €720k drugs find at Dublin Airport

Image source, An Garda Síochána

Image caption, 36kg of cannabis was found in baggage at Dublin Airport
At a glance
  • A man in his 20s is charged after the discovery of €720,000 worth of cannabis at Dublin Airport
  • Revenue officers had searched the baggage of a passenger following a flight from New York to Dublin on Monday

A man in his 20s has been charged after €720,000 (£621,000) worth of cannabis was discovered in baggage at Dublin Airport.

Gardaí (Irish police) said the man had flown to Dublin from New York.

Revenue officers said they found 36kg of the drug during a search.

The man is expected to appear in court in Dublin on Tuesday.