€150,000 cocaine find at Cork airport

A cocaine haul worth €150,000 was seized at Cork airport last night after customs officials raised the alert.

A cocaine haul worth €150,000 was seized at Cork airport last night after customs officials raised the alert.

Gardaí arrested a Belgian man attempting to enter the country with the drugs following a customs search that uncovered the illegal stash.

The man, aged in his late twenties, is being held at Togher Garda station in Cork.

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