Revenue Officers have seized over €59,000 worth of herbal cannabis and smuggled cigarettes during separate operations in the Dublin and Athlone Mail Centres.
Seven parcels were seized in Dublin where 1.6 kilograms of cannabis worth over €33,000 was discovered by Bailey, the detector dog.
The parcels were declared as items such as ‘DVD Player’, ‘T-Shirts’ and ‘Textiles’ and were destined for addresses in Dublin, Wicklow, Carlow and Mayo.
Meanwhile in Athlone, 65 parcels were seized, with 880 grams of cannabis and over 13-thousand cigarettes inside.
