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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
David Kent

Revenue seize drugs, booze and cigarettes at Irish ports after dog noticed 'toys' parcel

Revenue officers, with the assistance of a dog called Sam, seized drugs, alcohol and cigarettes at various Irish ports over the last two days.

As part of routine operations and with the assistance of detector dogs, Revenue officers examining parcels at a premises in Dublin, seized over 7kgs of herbal cannabis and 1kg of butane hash oil, with a combined estimated value of more than €160,000.

The illegal drugs, were discovered in a parcel labelled as ‘toys’, that originated in Canada and were destined for an address in the Dublin 12 area.

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