Some people arriving at Dublin Airport have been found to be concealing 100-120 pellets internally
Five individuals smuggled cocaine from South America, four of whom arrived at Dublin Airport through Lisbon while one arrived through Paris, officials said.
Speaking at a briefing in the arrival halls of Dublin Airport Terminal 2, Mr Gilligan said there is no one particular method for detecting such concealments, though the latest seizures were made following a worldwide intelligence exchange. He said that those internally concealing drugs are often paid “very small sums”, ranging from €1,000 up to €3,000, which is “a lot of money for them, for where they’re coming from”.
“We really believe this is dismantling and disrupting the drug trafficking and importation of criminals,” he said. Up to the end of August, drugs worth almost €170 million have been seized by Revenue overall, more than double the value of drugs seized in the same period in 2023 .
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