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Defor (right) and Ralph (left).

Four men arrested after these dogs sniffed out €184,000 worth of drugs

The drugs were found in a Lithuanian registered van.

FOUR MEN HAVE been arrested after herbal cannabis and resin with a street value of €184,000 was seized at Rosslare Europort today.

Revenue’s drug detector dogs Defor and Ralph detected the 9.5kg of drugs in a van which had disembarked a ferry from Cherbourg, France.

The men, who are all from Lithuania, are being questioned by Gardai in Wexford.

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    Mute Peter King
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    Jul 1st 2015, 6:38 PM

    Wish my dog found that amount of drugs

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    Mute Hank Schrader
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    Jul 1st 2015, 6:41 PM

    We got on the ferry at Rosslare last Saturday evening and my daughter was saying how lovely the cocker spaniels were.. Tried explaining to her how that dog could sniff out a Haribo in her hand as we drove past.. This story has caused great laughter here as I showed it to her, then the inevitable question “What’s herbal cannabis Daddy”

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    Mute Niall Power
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    Jul 1st 2015, 6:45 PM

    They are Springer spaniels,
    Brilliant dogs

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    Mute cp
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    Jul 1st 2015, 8:59 PM

    Bundle of energy and clever out.. Love these dogs..

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    Mute Hank Schrader
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    Jul 1st 2015, 9:32 PM

    It’s OK, she didn’t know what herbal cannabis was either.

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    Mute fuve
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    Jul 1st 2015, 6:58 PM

    Questioned? Should be deported and banned. Feck this locking them up here so they can do again.

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    Mute Suzanne Mc Aleenan
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    Jul 1st 2015, 6:18 PM

    Well done lads and ladies.

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    Mute Ruth Colbert
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    Jul 1st 2015, 6:22 PM

    & doggies !

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    Mute Noah_MacMurchada
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    Jul 1st 2015, 6:14 PM

    Bad week for the stoners.
    The pharmacies will be running out of Actifed Red if this keeps up.

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    Mute john doe
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    Jul 1st 2015, 8:33 PM

    What has actifed got to do with cannabis?

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    Mute Shane Hartnett
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    Jul 1st 2015, 7:50 PM

    ONLY ONE WINNER HERE…the free legal aid brigade that we will pay to defend these poor lithuanians comming here for a better life….

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    Mute David
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    Jul 1st 2015, 6:25 PM

    …i’m sure if these dogs could communicate other than their affable ways they would be on the Colorado side..

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    Jul 1st 2015, 6:36 PM

    woof

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    Mute john doe
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    Jul 1st 2015, 8:35 PM

    What a waste of time and resources and import duty which the state should be earning on the importation of this relatively harmless substance.

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    Jul 1st 2015, 11:41 PM

    Lithuanian gangs are laughing at us.

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    Jul 1st 2015, 8:18 PM

    Good doggies

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