Man arrested after cannabis seized at Dublin Airport

He has since been charged and appeared before the CCJ Dublin on Monday morning.
Man arrested after cannabis seized at Dublin Airport

Michael Bolton

A man in his late teens has been arrested after €330,000 worth of cannabis was seized by Revenue officers at Dublin Airport on Sunday.

Approximately 16.5 kg of herbal cannabis was discovered when Revenue officers searched the baggage of a passenger who had disembarked a flight.

The man was arrested and detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at a Garda Station in Dublin.

He has since been charged and appeared before the CCJ Dublin on Monday morning.

Gardai say investigations are ongoing.

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