Three arrested in drugs haul

THREE foreigners were charged over the weekend in relation to a substantial haul of cocaine.

Two Nigerians and a Lithuanian man were charged with supplying drugs and were remanded in custody.

Stanley Kamara, 23, with an address at Manor Street, Dublin; John Foday, 22, with an address at Nobber, Co Meath; and Mindaugas Sabaliauskas, 19, of no fixed abode, were arrested last Thursday in connection with the 3.5kg seizure.

The drugs, with an estimated street value of about €250,000, were recovered as part of a joint operation between the Garda National Drugs Unit and Customs.

The drugs were found in a package delivered in air freight during checks by Customs officials at Dublin Airport.

A surveillance operation was set up to see who would collect the package.

The men were subsequently arrested and detained at Terenure and Rathmines Garda Stations.

They were held under the Drug Trafficking Act and taken to Dublin District Court on Saturday.

The three were charged with possession and possession with intent to supply and remanded to appear at Cloverhill District Court on Wednesday.

The drugs were sent as cargo from Peru via Belgium to Dublin Airport.