Woman (20s) arrested after €380k of cannabis seized in Dublin Airport

A woman, aged in her 20s was arrested by gardaí in relation to the seizure and is currently being held at a Garda station in Dublin.
Woman (20s) arrested after €380k of cannabis seized in Dublin Airport

Michael Bolton

A woman has been arrested after €380,000 of herbal cannabis was seized by gardaí and Revenue at Dublin Airport on Monday.

As a result of risk profiling, Revenue officers seized 19kg of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of €380,000.

The cannabis was discovered concealed in vacuum-packed packages within the baggage of a passenger who had disembarked a flight from Thailand.

A woman, aged in her 20s, was arrested by gardaí in relation to the seizure and is currently being held at a Garda station in Dublin.

Gardaí say investigations are ongoing.

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