Revenue seize cannabis and wine worth over €500,000 in Dublin and Rosslare

James Cox

Revenue have seized €500,000 worth of cannabis and red wine in Dublin and Rosslare.

Revenue officers, with the help of detector dog James, examined parcels at a property in Dublin, where they seized herbal cannabis estimated to be worth €480,000.

The parcels had been sent from Spain.

Detector dog James assisted with the cannabis seizure.

Meanwhile, 4,860 litres of red wine with an estimated value of over €59,000 was also seized at Rosslare Europort.

The illegal red wine, branded ‘Doppio Passo Primitivo Rosso 2022’, was discovered during the search of an accompanied trailer which had disembarked a ferry from Cherbourg, France and represents a potential loss to the Exchequer of more than €31,700.

Revenue seized 4,860 litres of red wine.

The driver of the load has been questioned.

Investigations into both seizures are ongoing, Revenue said.