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03/10/2017
Revenue Officers Seize 13kg Of Cannabis At Dublin Airport
Up to 13kg of herbal cannabis has been seized by Revenue Officers at Dublin Airport.
The drugs, which have an estimated value of €260,000, were found inside the checked-in baggage of a Malaysian man on 28 September.
The suspect, who is in his 30s, had arrived on a flight from Madrid.
Investigations are ongoing with a view to prosecution.
Elsewhere, up to 4.5kg of tobacco has been seized during a house search by Revenue Officers in Cork.
In an intelligence-led operation involving detector dog Harvey, Officers executed a search under warrant of a house in the Mayfield area on 28 September.
During the operation the unstamped, roll your own 'Amber Leaf' tobacco, which is valued at €2,000, was uncovered.
A UK national in his 50s was questioned and a file was prepared for the DPP.
(LM)
The drugs, which have an estimated value of €260,000, were found inside the checked-in baggage of a Malaysian man on 28 September.
The suspect, who is in his 30s, had arrived on a flight from Madrid.
Investigations are ongoing with a view to prosecution.
Elsewhere, up to 4.5kg of tobacco has been seized during a house search by Revenue Officers in Cork.
In an intelligence-led operation involving detector dog Harvey, Officers executed a search under warrant of a house in the Mayfield area on 28 September.
During the operation the unstamped, roll your own 'Amber Leaf' tobacco, which is valued at €2,000, was uncovered.
A UK national in his 50s was questioned and a file was prepared for the DPP.
(LM)
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