Revenue officers, assisted by Gardaí have seized cannabis with an estimated value of more than €16 million at Rosslare Europort today.
Approximately 783kg of herbal cannabis and 70kg of cannabis resin was discovered in an unaccompanied freight unit that was stopped and searched after its arrival on a ferry from Bilbao in Spain.
The operation was a result of risk profiling with the assistance of detector dog Jasper and an x-ray scanner,
The drugs will be analysed by Forensic Science Ireland.
No arrests have been made. Investigations are ongoing.
The seizure is 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.
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