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With the assistance of detector dog Brody, Revenue officers seized approximately 40kgs of herbal cannabis worth around €800,000
INVESTIGATIONS are underway following a significant drugs seizure in Shannon Airport.
In a statement, Revenue says officers seized approximately 40kgs of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of €800,000 this Friday morning.
"The illicit drugs were discovered, as a result of risk profiling and with the assistance of detector dog Brody, in vacuum sealed packages which were unloaded from a flight that had originated in Toronto, Canada," said a spokesperson.
It's understood the flight was one of six early-morning flights which were diverted to Shannon Airport after a fire in London forced the closure of Heathrow Airport.
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Revenue says the seizure is part of its ongoing operations targeting organised crime groups and the importation, sale and supply of illegal drugs.
Investigations are ongoing.
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