Revenue seizes cannabis in Dublin Airport worth €260,000 and tobacco in Cork

On Thursday (28/09/17), Revenue officers at Dublin Airport seized 13kg of herbal cannabis when, as a result of routine profiling, they stopped and searched a Malaysian man in his 30s who had arrived on a flight from Madrid. The illegal drugs have an estimated value of €260,000 and were found in the passenger’s checked-in baggage. Investigations are ongoing with a view to prosecution.

Separately, on Thursday (28/09/17), in an intelligence-led operation involving detector dog Harvey, Revenue officers in Cork carried out a search under warrant of a house in the Mayfield area and seized 4.5kg of unstamped, roll your own ‘Amber Leaf’ tobacco, with a value of €2,000. A UK national in his 50s was questioned and a file was prepared for the DPP. 

If you have any information about smuggling, contact Revenue’s Confidential Freephone 1800 295 295.

Ends: 02/10/17