Seized herbal cannabis at Rosslare Europort
A man (50s) has been arrested by gardaí following the seizure of drugs worth more than €3 million on a truck that travelled by ferry from Spain at Rosslare Europort yesterday.
There were approximately 150.6kg of suspected herbal cannabis found with an estimated value of €3,012,000.
The drugs were discovered as a result of routine profiling, when a truck that had disembarked a ferry from Bilbao, Spain, was stopped and searched at Rosslare Europort, Co Wexford, a spokesperson for Revenue said.
Following the search, the drugs were seized by the Revenue officers.
The arrested man is currently detained at a garda station in Co Wexford.
Gardaí and Revenue said the investigations are ongoing, as this operation is part of Revenue’s work targeting smuggling and shadow economy activity.
The Revenue has now asked businesses and members of the public who might have any information to contact them in confidence on Confidential Phone Number 1800 295 295.