Revenue officers seize €584k worth of cannabis and €368k crystal meth in Dublin Airport
Revenue officers at Dublin Airport seized €584,000 worth of cannabis and €368,000 worth of crystal meth from a passenger arriving from Canada. A woman in her 50s has been arrested in connection with the smuggling attempt.
Why it matters
Large-scale drug seizures at international transit hubs are critical for border security and public safety efforts.
REVENUE OFFICERS AT Dublin Airport have today seized approximately 29kg of suspected herbal cannabis with an estimated street value of €584,000.
In the same operation, officers also seized approximately 6kg of suspected crystal meth with an estimated street value of more than €368,000.
The drugs were concealed in vacuum-packaged packages within the baggage of a passenger who had disembarked a flight that originated in Canada.
A woman (aged in her 50s) was arrested and has been detained at a station in the Dublin Metropolitan Region under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.
The seized drugs will be sent to Forensic Science Ireland (FSI) for analysis.
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