Two remain in custody after €8m cannabis seizure

Gardaí in Wexford are continuing to question a man and woman in their 20s this morning following a massive cannabis seizure at Rosslare Port yesterday evening.

Two remain in custody after €8m cannabis seizure

Gardaí in Wexford are continuing to question a man and woman in their 20s this morning following a massive cannabis seizure at Rosslare Port yesterday evening.

More than 1,100 kilos of the drug were found by customs officers hidden among legitimate cargo in a container that had arrived by ferry from Cherbourg in France.

Gardaí say the drugs were worth around €8m.

A 27-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman were subsequently arrested in connection with the seizure.

They are being held at Wexford Garda station and can be detained for up to seven days before they must be charged or released.

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