€15K Worth Of Drugs Seized At Shannon Airport

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Illegal Drugs have been seized at Shannon Airport for the fifth occasion this year. 

Revenue Officers discovered Herbal Cannabis with an estimated street value of €15,000 this week following a routine search.

Elsewhere, revenue officers examining parcels at a premises in Dublin seized 9.3 kgs of herbal cannabis, 72.7 grammes of cannabis resin, 1.8 kgs of cannabis edibles and 5.1 kg of mitragynine, with a combined estimated value of over €319,000.

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While in Athlone, officials examining parcels in a premises seized 254.8 grammes of synthetic cannabinoids with an estimated value of €5,100.

Investigations in respect of all seizures are ongoing.