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The herbal cannabis was concealed in vacuum packed packages within baggage. Revenue

Woman (20s) arrested after €380,000 worth of cannabis seized at Dublin Airport

The cannabis was concealed in the baggage of a passenger who had disembarked a flight from Thailand.

A WOMAN HAS been arrested after herbal cannabis worth an estimated €380,000 was seized at Dublin Airport.

Revenue officers discovered 19kg of cannabis concealed in vacuum packed packages inside the baggage of a passenger who had disembarked a flight from Thailand. 

A woman, aged in her 20s, was arrested by gardaí as a result of the seizure.

She is currently detained at a Dublin garda station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at a Dublin Garda Station.

A garda spokesperson said that investigations into the matter are ongoing. 

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