Cannabis worth more than €4m seized at Rosslare Europort

Man in his 30s was arrested and is currently detained at a Garda station in Co Wexford

Revenue officers seized about 200kg of herbal cannabis and 30kg of cannabis resin
Revenue officers seized about 200kg of herbal cannabis and 30kg of cannabis resin

A man in his 30s has been arrested following the seizure of cannabis herb and resin worth more than €4 million at Rosslare Europort.

The drugs, with an approximate value of €4,190,440, were discovered when Revenue officers stopped and searched an unaccompanied freight unit that had disembarked a ferry from Cherbourg, France.

The search was conducted as a result of risk profiling and with the assistance of Revenue’s mobile x-ray scanner. Revenue officers seized approximately 200kg of herbal cannabis and 30kg of cannabis resin.

The arrested man is currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996, at a Garda station in Co Wexford.

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Separately, as a part of a joint operation by Revenue’s customs service, gardaí and officers from Revenue seized approximately 24.5kg of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of €490,000 in Dublin.

Two men, one in his 40s and one in his 50s, were arrested and are currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at a Garda station in Dublin.

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Colin Gleeson

Colin Gleeson

Colin Gleeson is an Irish Times reporter