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Revenue

€240,000 worth of herbal cannabis seized in Dublin Airport

Revenue officers made the seizure as part of a routine inspection.

REVENUE OFFICERS AT Dublin Airport have seized €240,000 worth of herbal cannabis at Dublin Airport.

Some 12kg of the illegal drugs were discovered as part of a routine profiling.

They were concealed in an air cargo consignment described as “clothes”, Revenue said today. The cargo originated from an address in the US and was destined for a Dublin address.

Investigations are ongoing.

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