Customs Seize Drugs in Rosslare Europort

Officers from Revenue's Customs Service, today (22/08/2011), seized 56kg of cannabis resin with a street value of €337,500.

Officers made the seizure on foot of routine profiling. The drugs were concealed in the fuel tank of a van that was stopped and searched as it was disembarking a ferry that had arrived from France.

A 29 year old Romanian male was arrested and is currently being held by Gardai in Wexford.

[Ends 22/08/2011]


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