Revenue seize contraband worth €494,000 in Dublin and the Midlands

Over the course of the past week (week commencing 11/11/2024), Revenue officers examining parcels at premises in Dublin and the Midlands seized approximately 22.5 kgs of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of €450,400, during the course of numerous operations. Various quantities of other illicit drugs, including 3 canisters of nitrous oxide, with a total estimated value of €8,000, were also seized.

The illegal contraband was discovered, as a result of risk profiling and with the assistance of detector dogs Sam, Grace and Enzo in parcels that originated in the US, Canada, the UK, Spain, the Netherlands, India and Thailand, and which were intended for addresses nationwide. 

Revenue officers also seized a quantity of retail goods, with an estimated value of €35,700, due to infringements of Intellectual Property Rights.

These seizures are part of Revenue’s ongoing operations targeting smuggling and shadow economy activity. If businesses, or members of the public, have any information regarding smuggling, they can contact Revenue in confidence on 1800 295 295.

[ENDS 18/11/2024]