Customs alert European airports over rare trafficking method

CUSTOMS will be alerting their European counterparts after uncovering a relatively rare method of trafficking drugs.

Thu, 04 Dec, 2008 - 00:00

Officials here found a large consignment of cocaine hidden inside an overhead lighting unit on a plane undergoing maintenance at Shannon Airport last Monday.

The 2.2kgs of cocaine, with a street value of €158,000, was discovered by its drugs dog, Shadow, during a routine check.

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