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30/08/2007
Drugs Seized At Dublin Port
Customs officers at Dublin Port have seized heroin and cocaine with an estimated street value of nearly 2.5 million euros.
It is understood that officers found 12 kilos of heroin and 2.5 kilos of cocaine concealed in two wood burning ranges, which arrived from Rotterdam on Thursday.
Officers, using a sniffer dog, discovered the drugs.
(KMcA)
It is understood that officers found 12 kilos of heroin and 2.5 kilos of cocaine concealed in two wood burning ranges, which arrived from Rotterdam on Thursday.
Officers, using a sniffer dog, discovered the drugs.
(KMcA)
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