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Revenue seize contraband worth approximately €533,000

Revenue seize contraband worth approximately €533,000

Revenue has seized contraband worth approximately €533,000 in Dublin.

Over the last week, and with the assistance of detector dog Grace, Revenue officers examined parcels at a premises in Dublin and seized over 7 kgs of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of almost €142,000 during numerous operations.

Various quantities of other illicit drugs, with an estimated value of over €3,300, were also seized.

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

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A quantity of retail goods, with an estimated value of around€388,000, was also seized due to infringements of Intellectual Property Rights.

Investigations into all seizures are ongoing.

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