Revenue seizes herbal cannabis worth €150,000 at Portlaoise Mail Centre

Damian Moran

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Damian Moran

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Herbal Cannabis

The herbal cannabis seized today in Portlaoise

Revenue officers at Portlaoise Mail Centre today (February 15) seized 7.5kg of herbal cannabis with a street value of around €150,000.

Following routine profiling, and with the assistance of Revenue’s detector dog team, the illegal drugs were found concealed in parcels from Nigeria.

The parcel was addressed to a location in Dublin. 

Investigations are on-going with a view to prosecution.