Revenue find €475,000 of herbal cannabis in woman’s luggage at Dublin Airport

Passenger arrested after 23.8kg of drugs were discovered

The cannabis was found on Wednesday after the woman landed on a flight from Malaysia
The cannabis was found on Wednesday after the woman landed on a flight from Malaysia

Herbal cannabis worth €475,000 has been seized and a woman arrested during an operation at Dublin Airport.

The seizure was part of a Garda operation targeting organised crime groups operating in and out of Ireland.

Gardaí and Revenue officers discovered the cannabis in vacuum-packed packages in the luggage of a woman who arrived on a flight originating from Malaysia. The drugs weighed 23.8kg.

A woman in her 20s was arrested by An Garda Síochána on Wednesday and was held at a Dublin Garda station.

Investigations are ongoing.

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Ronan McGreevy

Ronan McGreevy

Ronan McGreevy is a news reporter with The Irish Times