A man in his 40s and a woman in her 30s have been charged in relation to drug trafficking through Dublin Airport.
The man was arrested in Dublin Airport while the woman was nabbed by gardai in Dublin city centre later on Monday. Both are due to appear before court this morning, Wednesday, May 31.
Following their arrest they were held at a garda station in north Dublin under drug trafficking legislation. Around €600k worth of cannabis was found in the man's luggage.
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A garda spokesman said: "At approximately 1pm, Revenue Customs personnel seized cannabis worth €600,000 (analysis pending) at Dublin Airport. The cannabis was discovered in passenger luggage from an inbound flight. Gardaí attached to Ballymun Drugs Unit arrested a male aged in his early 40s at the scene.
"In the course of a follow up operation, Gardaí from the Coolock Drugs Unit arrested a woman aged in her late 30s in the Dublin City Centre area later in the afternoon, in connection with the investigation."
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