Revenue officers have seized more than €450,000 worth of drugs concealed in packages in Dublin and Athlone which were marked as 'tuxedos', 'tea' and 'board games'.
Aided by detector dogs Bailey and Sam during a routine operation in Dublin on Wednesday, officers seized illegal drugs worth over €370,000, including almost 18kgs of herbal cannabis.
Small quantities of butane honey oil, cannabis resin, MDMA, ecstasy tablets, cocaine and synthetic cannabinoids were also seized.
