Ireland

Over €400,000 worth of cannabis found in luggage at Dublin Airport

One man has been arrested after seizure on Wednesday

Herbal cannabis seized at Dublin Airport on Wednesday.
Herbal cannabis seized at Dublin Airport on Wednesday.

Cannabis worth over €400,000 has been seized at Dublin Airport.

Revenue officers recovered the quantity of drugs following a risk profiling operation on Wednesday.

They were found in the luggage of a passenger who had disembarked from a flight from Malaysia.

The 20.1kgs of the drug is estimated to have a street value of €403,200.

A man in his 20s was subsequently arrested by An Garda Síochána under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act.



He remained in custody on Wednesday evening, and a Revenue spokesperson said: “Investigations are ongoing.”