A Co Donegal woman has been arrested in the UK on suspicion of trying to import drugs into the country.<\/p>\n
The woman was stopped by police at Heathrow Airport in London on November 7th last, allegedly in possession of a quantity of cocaine.<\/p>\n
The 49-year-old was arrested and has been remanded in custody since.<\/p>\n
The accused woman\u2019s address was given as no-fixed-above but the accused is from Quigley\u2019s Point in Inishowen, Co Donegal.<\/p>\n
She is due to appear at Isleworth Crown Court on Monday next, December 8th.<\/p>\n
She is charged that on the 7th day of November 2025, was in relation to certain goods, namely cocaine, a controlled drug of Class A, knowingly concerned in a fraudulent evasion of the prohibition on the importation thereof in force by virtue of section 3(1) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.<\/p>\n
The charge is contrary to section 170(2) of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979.<\/p>\n
The exact amount and value of the cocaine seized during the woman\u2019s arrest has not been disclosed.<\/p>\n
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