2.3kg cocaine worth €161,000 seized in the possession of a 44-year-old Dutch man

About 2.3kg of the drug was found in plastic packaging concealed in the back support of a haversack in the possession of a 44-year-old Dutch man. The man had arrived on a flight from Amsterdam, after travelling from Quito, Ecuador. Officers from Revenue's Customs Service seized cocaine worth €161,000 at Dublin Airport yesterday.The man was detained and questioned by the Garda Drugs Unit in Santry, and was due to appear in Dublin District Court this afternoon. The latest seizure brings to €6 million the value of drugs seized by officers of Revenue's Customs Service at Dublin Airport.