Drugs found with help of Revenue’s X-ray scanner and a detector dog
The suspected illegal drugs were discovered when Revenue officers stopped and searched an unaccompanied freight unit which had been taken off a ferry from Spain. Photograph: Revenue/PA Wire
About 783kg of herbal cannabis and 70kg of cannabis resin were discovered on Saturday with assistance of Revenue’s X-ray scanner and a detector dog. The suspected illegal drugs were discovered when Revenue officers, with the assistance of gardaí, stopped and searched an unaccompanied freight unit which had been taken off a ferry from Bilbao, Spain.Petrol bomb thrown at Co Down mosque in overnight attackGardaí said no arrests have been made and investigations are continuing.
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