Revenue officers in Dublin have seized illegal drugs hidden in packages worth an estimated €400,000.
On Thursday, Revenue officers examining parcels at a premises in Athlone seized 20.1kgs of herbal cannabis and commercial quantities of prescription medication. The illegal drugs, with an estimated value of nearly €493,000, were discovered in parcels originating from Spain, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom and were destined for addresses in Counties Dublin, Kildare and Wicklow.
Separately, on Monday revenue officers with the help of detector dogs Bailey and Sam seized over 19kgs of herbal cannabis, 6.8kgs of hash cakes and commercial quantities of prescription medication. The illegal drugs worth an estimated €400,000 were discovered in parcels coming from the USA, Canada, Spain, India and the United Kingdom and were destined for addresses throughout the country.
