Revenue seize cannabis and alcohol worth over €500,000 in Dublin and Rosslare

Herbal cannabis and alcohol worth over €539,000 has been seized in Dublin and Rosslare this week.

Revenue seized the drugs as a result of risk profiling and with the assistance of a detector dog on Thursday.

Revenue officers examined parcels at a premises in Dublin and seized 24 kgs of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of €480,000.

The drugs were discovered in two parcels originating from Spain and were destined for addresses in Dublin.

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Separately, on Wednesday, Revenue officers seized 4,860 litres of wine with an estimated value of over €59,200 at Rosslare Europort.

The illegal red wine, branded Doppio Passo Primitivo Rosso 2022, was discovered during the search of an accompanied trailer which had disembarked a ferry from Cherbourg, France and represents a potential loss to the Exchequer of more than €31,700.

The driver of the load has been questioned.

Investigations into both seizures are ongoing.

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