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Thirty-one dead seahorses, two desiccated snakes and a pair of alligator heads were among the bizarre items that people unsuccessfully tried to smuggle into the country through airports and mail centres last year. Customs also seized two wildcat teeth, a turtle shell, and 2kg of meat from a near-threatened species of antelope under legislation combatting international trade in endangered animals.

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Seahorses, snakes, and wildcat teeth seized by customs

More than two dozen dead seahorses, two desiccated snakes and a pair of alligator heads were among the bizarre items that people unsuccessfully tried to smuggle into the country through airports and mail centres last year.

Drugs worth €97,000 seized at Portlaoise Mail Centre

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Drugs worth €97,000 seized at Portlaoise Mail Centre

Herbal cannabis worth €500k seized at Dublin Port

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Herbal cannabis worth €500k seized at Dublin Port

€13k of cannabis and €6k of cigarettes seized in Dublin

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€13k of cannabis and €6k of cigarettes seized in Dublin

Officers find €90k of cannabis hidden in parcel of fish in Portlaoise

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Officers find €90k of cannabis hidden in parcel of fish in Portlaoise

€150k of cannabis seized at Portlaoise Mail Centre

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€150k of cannabis seized at Portlaoise Mail Centre

Spitting cobra, tag beetles and an endangered turtle seized by customs officials in last year

Spitting cobra, tag beetles and an endangered turtle seized by customs officials in last year

A kilogramme of fearsome-looking stag beetles and an endangered species of turtle are among the strange creatures to have been seized by customs officials at Irish airports and mailing centres in recent years, it has been revealed.

Fri, 19 Feb, 2016

Revenue officers discover €80k of cannabis at mail centre

Revenue officers discover €80k of cannabis at mail centre

Around €80,000 worth of cannabis has been found at Portlaoise Mail Centre.

Thu, 14 May, 2015

Customs nets €1.7m cannabis haul

Revenue’s Customs service has delivered another blow to trafficking gangs supplying the lucrative Christmas market with the seizure of 85kg of herbal cannabis, worth around €1.7m.

Wed, 24 Dec, 2014

Sniffer dog Stella helps discover over €800k of herbal cannabis in Portlaoise

Sniffer dog Stella helps discover over €800k of herbal cannabis in Portlaoise

Sniffer dog Stella has helped Revenue Customs officers find well over €800,000 worth of illegal drugs in Portlaoise today.

Mon, 22 Dec, 2014

Customs seize €300k of cannabis in Laois

Customs seize €300k of cannabis in Laois

Around €300,000 worth of cannabis has been seized in Co. Laois this morning.

Mon, 01 Dec, 2014

€120k worth of cannabis intercepted at mail centre

€120k worth of cannabis intercepted at mail centre

A large quantity of herbal cannabis has been seized at Portlaoise Mail Centre.

Thu, 17 Apr, 2014

Two arrested after cigarettes and ecstasy tablest seized in Cork

Two arrested after cigarettes and ecstasy tablest seized in Cork

Customs officers have seized 8,000 and 40,000 ecstasy tablets in Cork city.

Fri, 25 May, 2012

Customs seize 53 weapons this year

CUSTOMS officials have already seized 53 firearms and offensive weapons this year, including 17 weapons in the mail.

Wed, 16 Jun, 2010