Gardai and Revenue seize €120k of cannabis in Dublin joint operation
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Gardai and Revenue have seized cannabis worth €120,000 as part of a joint operation in Dublin earlier today.
The 6kg of herbal cannabis was found as part of intelligence led operations in the capital. The joint operation included Revenue's Customs Service, the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) and Drugs Serious Crime South based at Clondalkin Garda Station.
A man in his 40s was arrested by gardai and is currently detained at Garda Station in Dublin under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996. Gardai have said that investigations are ongoing.
A Revenue spokeswoman said: "This seizure is part of Revenue's ongoing joint investigations involving organised crime groups and the importation, sale and supply of illegal drugs. If businesses, or members of the public, have any information regarding drug smuggling, they can contact Revenue in confidence on phone number 1800 295 295. Investigations are ongoing."
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