AN arrest has been made after more than €1.1m worth of cannabis was found in a van which arrived in Dublin on a ferry from the UK.
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Revenue officers discovered the drugs at Dublin Port yesterday as a result of ‘risk profiling’ they confirmed, and with the assistance of detector dog James.
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Having stopped the van as it arrived at the port, officers found 55.3kg of herbal cannabis, with an estimated value of €1,106,000, concealed in vacuum-packed packages in a consignment of bottled water and garden furniture.
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The man, who is in his 50s, was arrested and is being held at a garda station in Dublin.
"The man was arrested at the scene and is currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996, at a Garda Station in the Dublin Region. He can be held for up to seven days," the police force stated today.
Investigations are ongoing.