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23/01/2017
Cannabis Worth €37.5m Seized
Cannabis worth an estimated €37.5 million has been seized in a joint operation between the Gardaí Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau and Revenue's Customs Service.
As part of an ongoing joint investigation into organised crime groups, officers identified and intercepted a consignment, which had arrived into Dublin. A search of the consignment resulted in the seizure of 1,873kg of herbal cannabis.
The controlled drugs seized have an estimated street value of €37.5 million.
No arrests have been reported in connection with the seizure, but gardaí said an investigation is ongoing.
(MH/JP)
As part of an ongoing joint investigation into organised crime groups, officers identified and intercepted a consignment, which had arrived into Dublin. A search of the consignment resulted in the seizure of 1,873kg of herbal cannabis.
The controlled drugs seized have an estimated street value of €37.5 million.
No arrests have been reported in connection with the seizure, but gardaí said an investigation is ongoing.
(MH/JP)
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