More than €2.6m worth of cannabis seized at Dublin Airport

In one of the seizures, a man in his 40s was arrested

The drugs were seized at Dublin Airport over the course of two days.

Over €2.6 million worth of herbal cannabis has been seized at Dublin Airport.

Revenue officers discovered more than 131kg of the drug, with a combined estimated value of €2,635,600, in two separate operations in Dublin Airport over recent days.

As a result of an intelligence-led operation, revenue officers seized herbal cannabis weighing approximately 116.6 kg on Friday. It has an estimated value of around €2,332,000.

The cannabis was found in a freight consignment which originated from the US, declared as solar panels, and was addressed to a property in the southeast.

On Saturday, revenue officers seized herbal cannabis weighing around 15.2 kg with an estimated value of €303,600 as a result of routine profiling.

It was found hidden in vacuum-packed packages within the baggage of a passenger who had disembarked from a flight from London. A man in his 40s was arrested and has since appeared before the courts.

Investigations are ongoing.

"This seizure is part of Revenue’s operations targeting the supply and sale drugs. If businesses, or members of the public, have any information regarding the smuggling or sale of drugs, they can contact Revenue in confidence on 1800 295 295," added a revenue spokesperson.