Revenue officers seized drugs, cigarettes and tobacco worth almost €800,000 in Dublin and Athlone since this Monday, May 22.
As a result of routine operations earlier this week and with the assistance of detector dogs Bailey and Sam, Revenue officers examining parcels at a premises in Dublin seized 180 packages of drugs worth an estimated €541,000. The drugs consisted of varying quantities of herbal cannabis, cannabis oil, cannabis-infused edibles, butane honey oil, cannabis resin and some prescription medications.
A Revenue spokesman has said: "The illegal drugs were discovered in parcels originating in the USA, Canada, Spain, India and the UK and were destined for addresses nationwide. The parcels had been declared as, ‘bedding’; ‘candy’; ‘toys’; ‘cosmetics’ and ‘clothing’."
