Revenue seize herbal cannabis worth €544,000 at Dublin Airport
Yesterday (26/03/2023), as a result of routine operations, Revenue seized 27.2kgs of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of €544,000 at Dublin Airport.
The illicit drugs were seized when a passenger was stopped and his luggage searched following his arrival off a flight from Johannesburg, via Dubai. The drugs were discovered concealed within vacuum packed packages in the passenger’s luggage.
A man in his 60s was arrested by An Garda Síochána and is currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at a Garda station in North County Dublin.
Investigations are ongoing.
This seizure is part of Revenue’s ongoing work targeting organised crime groups and the importation, sale and supply of illegal drugs. If businesses, or members of the public, have any information regarding drug smuggling, they can contact Revenue in confidence on phone number 1800 295 295.
[ENDS 27/03/2023]