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By Dan Walsh Revenue officers seized approximately 288.6kg of herbal cannabis, 72.8kg of cannabis resin and 3.3kg of cocaine, with an estimated value of €6,443,640, at Rosslare Europort, yesterday (Friday). The illicit drugs were discovered within the load when an accompanied freight unit, which had earlier disembarked a ferry from Dunkirk, France, was stopped andContinue reading “Almost €6.5m drugs seized at Rosslare”

By Dan Walsh Earlier today (Friday) Revenue officers seized approximately 49 kgs of suspected cocaine at Rosslare Europort. The drugs with an approximate value of €3,430,000 were discovered because of risk profiling. Investigations are ongoing. This operation is part of Revenue’s ongoing work targeting smuggling and shadow economy activity. If businesses, or members of theContinue reading “€3.4m cocaine seized at Rosslare today”

By Dan Walsh A man in his 50s was arrested by Gardaí following a seizure of approximately 12,5kgs of cocaine with an estimated value of €876,000 at Rosslare Europort on Saturday. The illicit drugs were discovered when Revenue officers stopped and searched an accompanied freight unit that had disembarked a ferry from Cherbourg, France. A manContinue reading “Cocaine seizure at Rosslare Europort”

By Dan Walsh A man in his 30s was arrested and he is being held at a Garda Station in Wexford after drugs were found in a unit that had arrived from France yesterday (Tuesday). 200kgs of herbal cannabis and 30kgs of cannabis resin, worth over €4.1 million was recovered when Revenue officers stopped andContinue reading “€4.1m drugs seizure at Rosslare Europort”

By Dan Walsh Detector dog Daithi was the ‘hero of the day’ at Rosslare Europort yesterday (Wednesday) when Revenue officers seized over 13kgs of cocaine with an estimated value €918,000. The detection was a result of risk profiling and with the assistance of Daithí and Revenue’s mobile x-ray scanner, The illicit drugs were discovered whenContinue reading “Detector dog Daithi is Rosslare hero”

Revenue officers seized approximately 27kgs of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of over €540.000 in County Wexford on Wednesday. It was part of an intelligence-led operation, but the location in County Wexford has not been disclosed. The seizure was made as a result of a joint operation conducted by Revenue’s Customs Service and theContinue reading “Large drugs raid in Co. Wexford”

By Dan Walsh A man in his 30’s was arrested by An Garda Síochána and taken to a Garda Station in Co. Wexford today (Wednesday) following a €9.3 million seizure of cocaine at Rosslare Europort. Revenue officers seized almost 133 kgs of cocaine with an estimated value of approximately €9.3 million at Rosslare Europort. TheContinue reading “€9.3m drugs seizure at Rosslare Europort”

Revenue officers were granted a three-month cash detention order by Judge John Cheatle at a special sitting of Wexford District Court. This followed the seizure, on Thursday, of €4,265 cash and a small amount of Bulgarian Lev at Rosslare Europort. The discovery was made when Revenue officers stopped and searched a horse box in whichContinue reading “Revenue granted cash detention order”