Revenue seizes cannabis worth €450,000 in Cork

Today (15/03/17), as part of an intelligence-led, joint operation involving Revenue’s Customs Service, the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, and the Cork Divisional Drugs Unit, approximately 33kg of cannabis with an estimated value of €450,000, was seized by Customs at an address in Glanmire in Cork.

A 50 year-old man was arrested by Gardaí and is currently detained at Mayfield Garda Station under the provisions of section 2 Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996. Investigations are continuing.

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

[Ends: 15/03/17]

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