Revenue seize contraband worth almost €400,000 in Dublin

Over the course of last week (week commencing 1 July), Revenue officers examining parcels at a premises in Dublin seized 13.4kgs of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of over €268,000 during the course of numerous operations.

Various quantities of other illicit drugs, with an estimated value of €9,400, were also seized.

Retail goods seized

The illicit drugs were discovered, as a result of risk profiling, in parcels originating from the USA, Canada, the UK, France, Thailand, India and Australia, and were intended for addresses nationwide.

A quantity of retail goods, with an estimated value of approximately €121,250, was also seized due to infringements of Intellectual Property Rights.

Investigations into all seizures are ongoing.