Revenue seizes herbal cannabis worth €150,000 at Portlaoise Mail Centre

Today (26/05/2017), following routine profiling, Revenue officers at Portlaoise Mail Centre seized approximately 7.5kg of herbal cannabis from two separate parcels.

The drugs, with  a street value of approximately €150,000, were discovered concealed in a child’s armchair, which originated in the UK, and a collection of wicker boxes  which originated in Thailand.  The packages were consigned to addresses in Dublin City and Galway and investigations are on-going with a view to prosecution.

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

[Ends: 26/05/17]