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10kg of amphetamine-like drug found in parcels labelled 'clothing' and 'wedding gift'

The drugs were concealed in two separate parcels from Kenya and Thailand.

REVENUE OFFICERS IN Portlaoise have today seized illegal drugs worth an estimated street value of €83,050.

The 10.1kg of khat and 3.9kg of herbal cannabis were found during routine profiling, with the help of Revenue detector dog Sam in the mail centre in the town.

Khat is a plant with amphetamine-like effects.

The drugs were concealed in two separate parcels from Kenya and Thailand.

Bound for addresses in Dublin city centre, one of the parcels was labelled ‘clothing’ and the other as a ‘wedding gift’.

Revenue are continuing to investigate the matter with a view to a prosecution.

These seizures form part of Revenue’s ongoing operations targeting drug importations. If businesses or members of the public have any information, they can contact Revenue in confidence on 1800 295 295.

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    Mute Billy.
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    Apr 1st 2019, 7:00 PM

    I don’t see customs problem. Seems like a fine wedding gift to me.

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    Apr 1st 2019, 7:14 PM

    @Billy.: different wedding customs to us obviously

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    Apr 1st 2019, 7:25 PM

    Something green is the new something blue perhaps !?!

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    Apr 1st 2019, 9:06 PM

    Khat is a mild stimulant , pretty much like a double espresso jolt. Hardly Amphetamine.

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    Apr 1st 2019, 7:36 PM

    Sure it didn’t read weed and gift? Some peoples handwriting is brutal altogether.

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    Apr 1st 2019, 8:16 PM

    What a shame, it would have been quite the wedding reception

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    Apr 1st 2019, 10:13 PM

    @Fergus Murphy: How to upstage the Ferrero Rocher platter.

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    Jan 17th 2020, 12:57 AM

    12 Israelis have already been caught smuggling khat in suitcases around Europe. It is legal in Israel.

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