AN arrest has been made after more than €1.1m worth of cannabis was found in a van which arrived in Dublin on a ferry from the UK.
Cannabis worth more than €1m was found concealed in a vanRevenue officers discovered the drugs at Dublin Port yesterday as a result of ‘risk profiling’ they confirmed, and with the assistance of detector dog James.
Detector dog James aided Revenue officersHaving stopped the van as it arrived at the port, officers found 55.3kg of herbal cannabis, with an estimated value of €1,106,000, concealed in vacuum-packed packages in a consignment of bottled water and garden furniture.
The cannabis found in a van arriving in Dublin from the UKThe man, who is in his 50s, was arrested and is being held at a garda station in Dublin.
"The man was arrested at the scene and is currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996, at a Garda Station in the Dublin Region. He can be held for up to seven days," the police force stated today.
Investigations are ongoing.
