Detector dog Bailey has helped find illegal drugs worth over €200,000 hidden in parcels at Dublin Mail Centre.
The parcels were labelled as items such as “toys”, “ice hockey equipment”, “cycling gloves”, “pillows”, “computer equipment” and “backpacks”.
But Revenue officers at Dublin Mail Centre seized illegal drugs in the parcels which included 10 kgs of herbal cannabis, 250 Zopiclone tablets, 30 grams of butane honey oil and 305 tablets of MDMA, with a combined estimated value of €208,000.
The drugs were discovered today as part of routine operations and they were in parcels that originated in the United States, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands and Canada.
The parcels were destined for delivery to addresses in Dublin, Tipperary, Kildare, Limerick, Louth, Mayo, Wicklow, Monaghan, Cork and Clare.
These seizures are part of Revenue's ongoing operations targeting the importation of illegal drugs.
Investigations are currently ongoing.
And if businesses or members of the public have any information regarding smuggling, they can contact Revenue in confidence on Confidential Phone Number 1800 295 295.
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