Man arrested following discovery of cannabis worth €1.8m at Ringaskiddy Ferry Terminal

37 separate packages of herbal cannabis were found within panels of a Polish registered van

A total of 90kg of herbal cannabis was seized as a result of routine profiling and with the assistance of detector dog Marley.

Gardaí have arrested a man in his 20s following a seizure of €1.8m worth of cannabis at Ringaskiddy Ferry Terminal.

On Tuesday, 90kgs of herbal cannabis with an estimated street value of €1.8m was seized by Revenue officers, with the assistance of detector dog Marley, as a result of routine profiling.

The illegal drugs were discovered when Revenue officers stopped and searched a polish registered van which had arrived from Roscoff, France. 

A total of 37 separate packages of herbal cannabis were subsequently found deeply concealed within panels of the van.

The driver of the van, a male polish national in his twenties, has been arrested and is currently being detained under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996 at Togher Garda station. 

Investigations are ongoing.