Detector dogs sniff out €1.2m worth of drugs and designer goods destined for Irish addresses

Revenue officers have seized contraband worth almost €1,236,000 combined during several operations in Dublin last week.

As a result of risk profiling, officers examining parcels at a premises in Dublin discovered 55.6kgs of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of €1,113,600, and various quantities of other illicit drugs with an estimated value of €112,000. 

The various quantities of illicit drugs, worth €112,000, comprised 4.83kgs of butane honey oil, 54.6g of cannabis resin, 57.5g of cocaine, 1.84kgs of cannabis edibles, 712mls of cannabis oil, 13.1g of Methamphetamine, 80g of magic mushrooms, 71.9g of Mitragynine and 2,433 Benzodiazepine, Diazepam, Zopiclone and Zolpidem tablets.

These seizures were made with the assistance of detector dogs James, Alfie and Grace in numerous parcels originating from Spain, the USA, Thailand, the UK, India and China and were destined for addresses across Ireland.

Separately, officers discovered a quantity of retail goods, with an estimated value of over €10,000, were seized due to infringement of Intellectual Property Rights.

The retail goods comprised a pair of Converse shoes, a Chanel handbag, 25 Burberry t-shirts, 25 Moncler t-shirts, an Yves Saint Laurent clutch bag, five Burberry scarves, eight Louis Vuitton belts and 12 Louis Vuitton Vanity cases.

Investigations into all seizures are ongoing, a Revenue spokesperson said.