Ferry search leads to €2.9m drugs seizure
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An Garda Síochána (Irish police)Cannabis with an estimated value of more than €2.9m (£2.5m) has been found in a freight unit which travelled on a ferry from France to the Republic of Ireland.
The discovery was made by Irish revenue officers at Rosslare Europort in County Wexford on Thursday.
A man in his 20s was arrested by gardaí (Irish police) and remains in their custody.
The freight unit was stopped and searched after it arrived on a ferry from Dunkirk.
A mobile x-ray scanner detected approximately 145kg of suspected herbal cannabis and approximately 7.9kg of suspected cannabis resin concealed within the load.
Gardaí said the drugs were discovered “as a result of routine profiling”.
“This seizure is part of revenue’s ongoing operations targeting organised crime groups and the importation, sale and supply of illegal drugs,” they added.
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