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Revenue seizes €1.2 million worth of cannabis at Dublin Port

The find included two kilos of cannabis infused jelly sweets.

REVENUE OFFICERS HAVE seized €1.2 million worth of cannabis at Dublin Port today.

The officers discovered 55kgs of herbal cannabis and 2kgs of cannabis-infused jelly sweets at Dublin Port.

The illegal drugs have a combined estimated value of €1.2 million. Revenue said the drugs were discovered concealed in suitcases that were stored in the driver’s cab of a commercial vehicle.

The lorry had disembarked a ferry from Holyhead. A man in his 50s was arrested by gardaí and investigations are ongoing.

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