A whopping 87,500 Benzodiazepine tablets were seized by Revenue in Dublin today.
The tablets, worth an estimated €175,000, were nabbed as part of an intelligence-led operation in the north inner city. This seizure was made as a result of a joint operation conducted by Revenue’s Customs Service, the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) and the DMR North Central Divisional Drugs Unit.
A woman in her 40's was arrested following the raid and is being held at Store Street garda station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.
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A Revenue spokesman said: "Investigations are ongoing. This seizure was part of Revenue’s ongoing joint investigations targeting organised crime groups and the importation, sale and supply of illegal drugs.
" If businesses, or members of the public, have any information regarding drug smuggling, they can contact Revenue in confidence on phone number 1800 295 295."
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