Revenue seize cocaine and herbal cannabis worth over €1.5 million at Dublin Airport

On Wednesday, 04/09/2024, as a result of three separate intelligence-led operations, Revenue officers at Dublin Airport seized 1.3 kgs of cocaine and over 74 kgs of herbal cannabis with a combined estimated value of €1,572,600.

The illicit cocaine, with an estimated value of €91,000, was discovered when Revenue officers stopped and searched a passenger who had disembarked a flight from Lisbon originating in Brazil.

A man in his 30s was arrested by An Garda Síochána, subsequently charged and appeared before the courts yesterday.

Separately and also on Wednesday in two standalone operations, Revenue officers at Dublin Airport  seized over 74kgs of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of €1,481,600 when two passengers disembarked flights from Dubai and Abu Dhabi respectively, with both flights  originating in Thailand. In both cases, approximately 37kgs of herbal cannabis, with an estimated value of €740,800 each, was discovered in vacuum-packed packages within the baggage of the passenger.

A man in his 40s and woman in her 20s were arrested, charged and have since been before the courts.

Investigations into all of these seizures 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 1800 295 295.