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)

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