Suspected cocaine worth €8.4m flown to Midlands 'not flour, not baking soda', court heard 

Gardaí monitored Cessna aircraft landing at Longford aerodrome and later recovered 120g of cocaine from one of the accused men's car

Cocaine seizure was described in court as a 'massive loss' to a criminal group.

A seizure of €8.4m of suspected cocaine allegedly flown into the Midlands earlier this month is "not flour, not baking soda", a court heard on Thursday.

Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau officers, supported by other units, monitored a Cessna single-engine aircraft landing at Abbeyshrule Aerodrome, Co Longford, shortly after 6pm on August 4.