€3.1 million cocaine seizure at Dublin Port

Last Saturday (29^th) as part of ongoing investigations targeting persons suspected of involvement in Transnational Organised Crime, a Joint Intelligence led operation was conducted involving personnel from the Revenue Customs Service and the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau.

The operation resulted in a vehicle being stopped in Dublin Port and in a subsequent search of a refrigerated unit, James the Customs Dog located 45kgs of Cocaine concealed within the unit.

The drugs with an estimated value of €3.1 million were subsequently seized.

One man aged 46 years was arrested in relation to drug trafficking offences.

He is currently being detained under Section 2 of The Criminal Justice (Drugs Trafficking) Act 1996 at Bridewell Garda Station.

Gadai say no further information is available at this time.