Revenue officers seized drugs from parcels labelled as 'toys' from a Dublin premises earlier today.
The drugs were found as part of routine operations with officers being helped by detector dog Sam. Over 7kgs of herbal cannabis and 1kg of butane hash oil were seized, with a combined estimated value of more than €160,000.
The illegal drugs came from Canada and were destined for an address in the Dublin 12 area. Last weekend, officers at Dublin Airport seized 69,000 cigarettes with a retail value of approximately €44,000. The illegal cigarettes represented a potential loss to the Exchequer of €35,000.
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They were discovered when Revenue officers stopped and searched the checked baggage of three Romanian nationals who had disembarked a flight from Izmir, Turkey.
Yesterday, Revenue officers also carried out a massive sting at Rosslare Eurport. They seized 13,000 litres of wine from a truck that had travelled from France.
A Revenue spokeswoman said: "Investigations into these seizures are ongoing. These seizures are part of Revenue's ongoing operations targeting the shadow economy and smuggling. If businesses, or members of the public, have any information regarding smuggling, they can contact Revenue in confidence on Confidential Phone Number 1800 295 295."
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