12/04/2016
Herbal Cannabis Worth Over €200,000 Seized In Roscrea
Herbal cannabis worth more than €200,000 has been seized by Revenue operations in Roscrea, Co Tipperary.
In an intelligence-lead operation on Friday 08 April, Revenue officers, the Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, and the Roscrea Divisional Drugs Unit, intercepted a package at an address in Roscrea that contained herbal cannabis worth an estimated €140,000.
Three Lithuanian men, aged between 19 and 24, were arrested at the scene under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.
In a follow-up search, a further 5 kg of herbal cannabis was uncovered, bringing the total value of the seized product to €240,000.
Revenue said their investigations are on-going with a view to prosecution.
(MH/CD)
In an intelligence-lead operation on Friday 08 April, Revenue officers, the Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, and the Roscrea Divisional Drugs Unit, intercepted a package at an address in Roscrea that contained herbal cannabis worth an estimated €140,000.
Three Lithuanian men, aged between 19 and 24, were arrested at the scene under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.
In a follow-up search, a further 5 kg of herbal cannabis was uncovered, bringing the total value of the seized product to €240,000.
Revenue said their investigations are on-going with a view to prosecution.
(MH/CD)
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