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Stella the dog Revenue
caught rotten
Stella sniffs out cannabis in package of 'food and spices'
Good dog.
WHOEVER SENT A package of cannabis to Ireland disguised as a parcel of food wasn’t counting on Stella to sniff out the real contents.
The clever Revenue sniffer dog discovered the drugs after a parcel sent from West Africa to an address in North Dublin was found at Portlaoise Mail Centre.
The drugs were discovered when Stella gave a positive reaction on a parcel, which was described on the manifest as ‘food and spices’.
Officers from Revenue’s Customs Service seized 15kgs of herbal cannabis with a street value of €300,000 from the package.
Investigations are on-going.
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