A young woman has been arrested after Revenue officers at Dublin Airport seized cannabis worth an estimated €500,000 on Thursday.
Revenue detector dog Maggie uncovered the 25kg haul during what the customs agency described as an intelligence-led operation.
“The illicit drugs were discovered when Revenue officers stopped and searched the baggage of a passenger who had disembarked a flight from Newark, USA,” Revenue said in a statement.
" A woman in her 20s was arrested by An Garda Síochána and is currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at a Dublin garda station.”
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The statement added: “This seizure is part of Revenue’s ongoing operations targeting the importation of illegal drugs. If businesses, or members of the public, have any information regarding smuggling, they can contact Revenue in confidence on 1800 295 295.”