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Irish TimesNews report · Aug 9, 8:26 PM
More than €950,000 of crystal meth and cannabis seized at Dublin Airport
Passenger arrested after drugs found in suitcases following arrival of flight from Canada
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Mostly Same
More than €950,000 of crystal meth and cannabis seized at Dublin Airport
Headlines largely agree on the facts, with minor variations in specifying the seizing authority, drug types, or currency.
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MOSTLY SAME
As of August 9, 2026 at 9:03 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Passenger arrested after drugs found in suitcases following arrival of flight from Canada.
The headline split The left frames it as "Revenue officers seize €584k worth of cannabis and €368k crystal meth in Dublin Airport". The right frames it as "Police seize more than £800,000 worth of crystal meth and cannabis from passenger's lugga...".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 4 sources across 3 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
4 sources across 3 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceMild
25/99 — small wording differences, not a major framing split.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftRevenue officers seize €584k worth of cannabis and €368k crystal meth in Dublin Airport
The Journal (Ireland) · Center-left · News report
CenterMore than €950,000 of crystal meth and cannabis seized at Dublin Airport
Irish Times · Center · News report
Right / center-rightPolice seize more than £800,000 worth of crystal meth and cannabis from passenger's luggage at Dublin Airport
Daily Mail · Center-right · News report
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Center-rightMixed
Daily MailNews report · Aug 9, 9:03 PM
Police seize more than £800,000 worth of crystal meth and cannabis from passenger's luggage at Dublin Airport
Policepassenger's luggage
The drugs were found vacuum-packed in the baggage of a passenger who had got off a flight from Canada.
Center-leftMostly Factual
The Journal (Ireland)News report · Aug 9, 7:25 PM
Revenue officers seize €584k worth of cannabis and €368k crystal meth in Dublin Airport
Revenue officers€584k worth of cannabis€368k crystal meth
The drugs were concealed in vacuum-packaged packages within the baggage of a passenger who had disembarked a flight that originated in Canada.
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Irish IndependentNews report · Aug 9, 6:13 PM
Revenue seize crystal meth and herbal cannabis worth over €950,000 at Dublin Airport
Revenueherbal cannabis
Revenue detector dog Charlie discovered the vacuum packed drugs in a passenger’s baggage.
Details25/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 4 sources
25/99 Wording GapMedium confidence4 sources · 3 bias bucketsLive match · 4 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
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Aug 9, 6:13 PM: Irish Independent joined the source map.
Aug 9, 7:25 PM: The Journal (Ireland) joined the source map.
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Aug 9, 9:03 PM: Daily Mail joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 25/99 and story health is live match · 4 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news format.