Drugs Seized and Cash Detained
Officers from Revenue's Customs service in Rosslare Europort have today (04/09/2009) seized 1.66Kgs of herbal cannabis with a street value of €20,000. Two Polish nationals, one aged 32 and the other aged 26 years of age have been arrested and handed over to Gardai in Wexford.
The drugs were found when officers searched a car disembarking the ferry from France. Drug detection dog 'Alfie' gave an indication to officers who discovered the drugs hidden in the spare wheel of the car.
In a separate incident, Judge Joseph Mangan today granted Customs officers at Shannon airport an order to detain US$54,800 under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2005, at Ennis District court. The cash had been found in the baggage of a male passenger aged in his fifties as he embarked on a flight to the US on Wednesday.
The order allows Customs officers detain the cash for three months to carry out further enquiries.
[Ends 04/09/2009]