Revenue officers at Dublin Airport seized 4kgs of herbal cannabis with an estimated street value of €80,000 yesterday. With the assistance of Revenue detector dog Blue, officers also discovered and seized 310g of cocaine with an estimated street value of €21,700. Both drugs were concealed in parcels which originated in South Africa and were destined for an address in Dublin. Also over the weekend, as a result of both routine and intelligence led operations, Revenue officers at Dublin Airport, seized over 74,000 cigarettes of various brands including ‘Winston’, ‘L&M’ and ‘Marlboro’ and over 6.5kg of tobacco. The illegal tobacco products had a combined estimated retail value of €53,885 and a loss to the exchequer of €42,632.

Source: Irish Examiner December 17, 2019 18:56 UTC