Revenue officers seize €330,000 worth of illegal drugs in Dublin

Revenue has announced that officers in Dublin seized illegal drugs worth over €330,000 yesterday, including 15.5kgs of herbal cannabis and 5,528 Zopiclone tablets as well as small quantities of CMC crystals, hash cakes, butane honey oil, cannabis resin, cannabis oil and LSD tablets.

In a statement, a Revenue spokesperson said: “The illegal drugs were discovered with the assistance of detector dogs Bailey and Sam, concealed in parcels that originated in the US, Canada, Spain, the UK and the Netherlands.

“The parcels were labelled as items such as ‘tea’, ‘Christmas gifts’, ‘coffee beans’, ‘textiles’ and ‘food stuffs’ and were destined for addresses in counties Dublin, Louth, Kildare, Cork, Kerry, Wexford and Tipperary.

“Investigations are ongoing.

“These seizures are 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 Confidential Phone Number 1800 295 295.”