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Scooby sniffed out the drugs. Revenue

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Sniffer dog Scooby helps seize €230,000 worth of cannabis at Dublin Airport

Over 11kg of the drugs were seized.

REVENUE HAS SEIZED over €230,000 worth of cannabis at Dublin Airport with the help of sniffer dog Scooby.

Revenue officers at Dublin Airport seized 11.6kg of herbal cannabis when they stopped and searched a 31 year old Malaysian man who had arrived on a flight from Madrid yesterday.

Officials said that the drugs have an estimated street value in excess of €230,000.

The alleged drug smuggler was arrested and is being held at Ballymun Garda Station.

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