The drugs were discovered on Thursday when Revenue officers stopped and searched the baggage of a passenger who had disembarked a flight from Los Angeles.
A man in his 30s was arrested and taken to a Dublin Garda Station where he is currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1996.Earlier this month, €650,000 worth of cannabis was seized when a passenger on another flight from Los Angeles was stopped and his luggage searched.A 19-year-old man was arrested and charged with unlawfully possessing and importing 32.5 kilos of cannabis and having the drug for sale or supply.
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