Woman arrested at Shannon Airport following seizure of €480k of cannabis
A woman in her 60s has been arrested following the seizure of almost 27kg of cannabis at Shannon
GARDAÍ HAVE arrested a woman in her 60’s following a seizure by Revenue of cannabis estimated at €480,000 at Shannon Airport.
Revenue officers seized 23 kgs of herbal cannabis and 3.3 kgs of cannabis resin at Shannon Airport on Sunday, April 7.
The illicit drugs were discovered within the baggage of a passenger who had disembarked a flight from Faro, Portugal.
A woman in her 60s was subsequently arrested by An Garda Síochána and is currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at a garda station in county Clare.
This seizure is part of Revenue's ongoing operations targeting organised crime groups and the importation, sale and supply 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
Investigations are ongoing.