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Herbal cannabis seized yesterday gardaí and Revenue. Revenue
Smuggling
Herbal cannabis valued at €400,000 seized in drug smuggling probe
The seizure took place yesteday.
A CONSIGNMENT OF herbal cannabis smuggled into the country and valued at €400,000 has been seized by authorities.
The drugs, estimated to weigh 20kg, were snatched yesterday as part of a joint operation by gardaí and Revenue targeting an organised crime group in west Dublin.
A number of follow up searches took place following the seizure.
It was made as a result of a joint operation conducted by Revenue’s Customs Service, the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) and the Clondalkin Divisional Drugs Unit.
Investigations are ongoing, according to gardaí and Revenue.
A Revenue spokesperson advised that businesses and members of the public can pass on any information regarding drug smuggling in confidence on 1800 295 295.
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