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Revenue Officers Seize Cannabis In The Midlands

Friday, 8 March 2024 at 15:38

Officers also found drugs at a premises in Dublin.

Revenue officers have seized over €365,000 in herbal cannabis this week.

It's after examining parcels which had originated in the USA, Canada, Thailand and Spain, and they were variously declared as 'kids toys', 'kids puzzles' and 'tracksuits.

The parcels, with over 18kgs of cannabis, were destined for addresses in Dublin, Kildare, Wicklow, Laois and the North.

Separately,1.1kg of cannabis and 100g of butane honey oil worth €24,000 was seized from packages in Athlone, with the help of detector dog Enzo.

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