Man in court in connection with €350k Dublin cocaine seizure

A 20-year-old Congolese man is due to appear before the Dublin District Court today following a cocaine seizure in the city yesterday evening.

The haul of between five and six kilos has an estimated street value of €350k.

The drug was found in a package which had come from the United States and followed a profiling operation involving the Gardaí and Customs officers.

The seizure was made at Peter's Street in the South Inner City.

The Congolese national was detained at Pearse Street garda station.