Couple arrested over Dublin cannabis find

A man and a woman were arrested this afternoon when they tried to pick up a parcel containing ten kilos of herbal cannabis at…

A man and a woman were arrested this afternoon when they tried to pick up a parcel containing ten kilos of herbal cannabis at Dublin Airport.

The parcel arrived by courier from South Africa. The drugs were valued at an estimated €20,000.

The couple, a 28-year-old woman and a man in his 30s, are both non-nationals.

They were arrested under Section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act and are being held at Swords Garda Station.

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