Almost €1.3 million worth of herbal cannabis was seized at Shannon Airport on Monday, leading to two arrests.
Gardaí said its officers together with Revenue officials seized the suspected drug weighing 64kg and estimated to be worth €1,280,000.
It was concealed in vacuum packed packages in the baggage of two female passengers who had disembarked a flight from the US. The women, aged in their 20s and 40s, were arrested.
A garda spokesman said they were being detained at a station in the Southern Region under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act. Investigations are ongoing.
Separately, Revenue said it has seized contraband with an estimated value of over €880,000 in various operations in Dublin, the Midlands and Rosslare over the last week.
The detections included over 30kg of herbal cannabis, worth over €600,000; almost 2.35kg of cocaine worth an estimated €164,500; as well as alcohol, cigarettes and cash.
In a statement on Monday it said cannabis and various other illicit drugs were seized as a result of risk profiling, and with the assistance of detector dogs examining parcels at premises in Dublin and the Midlands.
Drugs were discovered in incoming parcels from the US, UK, Thailand, India and Spain.
Cash amounting to €9,900 was seized when Revenue officers stopped and searched a passenger at Rosslare Eurport last Wednesday.
“Revenue officers were granted a cash detention order at Gorey District Court in respect of same. It is suspected that the cash is the proceeds of, or intended for use in, criminal activity and is detained by Revenue in accordance with proceeds of crime legislation,” it said.
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