No joke as Revenue seize consignment of cannabis in woman's baggage at Dublin Airport
Almost 20kgs of herbal cannabis was found concealed in suitcase following search
A woman is being questioned by gardai following a significant drugs seizure at Dublin Airport.
Revenue officers discovered 19kg of herbal cannabis, worth around €380,000, when they searched the baggage of a passenger at the airport on Monday afternoon.
"The cannabis was discovered concealed in vacuum packed packages within the baggage of a passenger who had disembarked from a flight from Thailand. A woman in her 20s was subsequently arrested by An Garda Síochána in relation to the seizure," said a spokesperson.
Following her arrest, the woman was detained at a garda station in Dublin under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.
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The drugs will be sent for further examination and investigations are ongoing.
"These seizures are 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 Confidential Phone Number 1800 295 295," said a Revenue spokesperson.