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28/11/2019
NI Man Charged With Drug Smuggling In Dublin
A Northern Irish man has appeared in court in Dublinon a charge of drug smuggling.
The 28 year-old was arrested after revenue officers seized approximately 1kg of suspected MDMA, worth an estimated €60,000, at Dublin Airport.
The illegal drugs were found with the assistance of detector dog Blue when the luggage belonging to the man, who had disembarked a flight from Amsterdam, was searched.
The man was arrested by Gardai and detained at Ballymun Garda station.
He appeared before the Criminal Courts of Justice on charges of importation of a controlled substance. He was remanded in custody to Cloverhill Prison and will appear again at Cloverhill District Court on 3 December 2019.
(MH/JG)
The 28 year-old was arrested after revenue officers seized approximately 1kg of suspected MDMA, worth an estimated €60,000, at Dublin Airport.
The illegal drugs were found with the assistance of detector dog Blue when the luggage belonging to the man, who had disembarked a flight from Amsterdam, was searched.
The man was arrested by Gardai and detained at Ballymun Garda station.
He appeared before the Criminal Courts of Justice on charges of importation of a controlled substance. He was remanded in custody to Cloverhill Prison and will appear again at Cloverhill District Court on 3 December 2019.
(MH/JG)
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