Revenue officers examining parcels at a Dublin premises seized approximately 100kgs of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of €2 million.
This massive seizure was part of an intelligence led operation conducted by Revenue’s Customs Service and the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau.
Investigations are ongoing.
A Revenue spokeswoman said: “This operation was part of Revenue’s ongoing joint operations targeting the importation, sale and supply of illegal drugs.
“If businesses, or members of the public, have any information regarding drug smuggling, they can contact Revenue in confidence on Confidential Phone Number 1800 295 295.”
A spokesman for An Garda Síochána said that no arrests have been made yet.
He said: “This evening, Friday 6th August 2021, as part of an intelligence led Operation between the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau and Revenue's Customs Service, 100kgs of suspected Herbal Cannabis with an estimated street value of €2 million was seized in Dublin.”
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