Dublin Airport: Drugs worth almost half a million euro seized

Image source, An Garda S铆och谩na

Image caption, 'Blue' searched the baggage of a passenger who had disembarked a flight from Los Angeles
At a glance
  • Drugs with an estimated street value of 鈧450,000 have been seized at Dublin airport
  • About 22.5kgs of herbal cannabis was found inside the baggage of a passenger from Los Angeles
  • A woman in her 30s has been arrested

Garda铆 (Irish police) and the Irish Revenue service seized drugs with an estimated street value of 鈧450,000 (拢390,000) at Dublin Airport on Friday.

Detector dog Blue searched the luggage of a passenger who had disembarked a flight from Los Angeles.

About 22.5kgs of herbal cannabis was found inside the baggage.

Garda铆 said a woman in her 30s has been arrested and was held for questioning.

They said the woman had since been before the courts and their investigations were ongoing.