Man arrested after cannabis worth €2.1m seized in Cork

Revenue officers seized 107kgs of herbal cannabis at the Port of Cork on Sunday with the help of detector dog Rua

Cannabis worth an estimated €2.1m was seized in the Port of Cork. Picture: Revenue

A man has been arrested after cannabis worth an estimated €2.1m was seized in the Port of Cork.

Revenue officers seized 107kgs of herbal cannabis at the port on Sunday with the help of detector dog Rua.

The drugs were found in a trailer which had originated in Croatia and had disembarked a vessel arriving from Zeebrugge in Belgium. Gardaí said a total of 93 packages were concealed in the truck.

Revenue officials said the seizure was made "as a result of risk profiling".

A man in his 50s was arrested and is being detained at a southern region Garda station.

Investigations are ongoing, gardaí said.

The seizure was made as a result of a joint operation conducted by the Cork Divisional Drugs Unit and Revenue’s Customs Service.

A Revenue spokesperson said the seizure is part of Revenue's "ongoing operations targeting organised crime groups and the importation, sale and supply of illegal drugs". 

"If businesses, or members of the public, have any information regarding smuggling, they can contact Revenue in confidence on Confidential Phone Number 1800 295 295."