Huge drugs bust at Dublin Airport as cocaine and cannabis discovered in luggage
Revenue officers at Dublin Airport seized €1.57m worth of drugs in three separate operations on Wednesday. This included 1.3 kg of cocaine and over 74kg of herbal cannabis.
Revenue officers made a huge drugs bust at Dublin airport earlier this week in three separate intelligence-led operations on the same day.
The combined haul, which included 1.3 kilograms of cocaine and over 74 kilograms of herbal cannabis, is valued at an estimated €1,572,600.
In Wednesday's first operation, Revenue officers stopped and searched a passenger who had arrived on a flight from Lisbon, which had originated in Brazil. Illicit cocaine, with an estimated value of €91,000, was discovered. Gardai arrested a man aged in his 30s, who was later charged and appeared before the courts.
In two separate operations on the same day, over 74 kilograms of herbal cannabis was seized from passengers arriving on flights from Dubai and Abu Dhabi, both originating in Thailand. Each passenger was found with around 37 kilograms of the drug, which was vacuum-packed and concealed in their luggage. The overall estimated street value of the cannabis is €1,481,600.
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A man aged in his 40s and a woman aged in her 20s were arrested, charged and have since appeared before the courts.
Investigations into all three seizures are ongoing. A Revenue spokesperson said: "On Wednesday, 04/09/2024, as a result of three separate intelligence-led operations, Revenue officers at Dublin Airport seized 1.3 kgs of cocaine and over 74 kgs of herbal cannabis with a combined estimated value of €1,572,600.
"The illicit cocaine, with an estimated value of €91,000, was discovered when Revenue officers stopped and searched a passenger who had disembarked a flight from Lisbon originating in Brazil. A man in his 30s was arrested by An Garda Síochána, subsequently charged and appeared before the courts yesterday.
"Separately and also on Wednesday in two standalone operations, Revenue officers at Dublin Airport seized over 74kgs of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of €1,481,600 when two passengers disembarked flights from Dubai and Abu Dhabi respectively, with both flights originating in Thailand. In both cases, approximately 37kgs of herbal cannabis, with an estimated value of €740,800 each, was discovered in vacuum-packed packages within the baggage of the passenger. A man in his 40s and woman in her 20s were arrested, charged and have since been before the courts.
"Investigations into all of these seizures are ongoing. These seizures are part of Revenue's ongoing operations targeting the importation of illegal drugs. If businesses, or members of the public, have any information regarding smuggling, they can contact Revenue in confidence on 1800 295 295."
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