12/11/2012

60-Year-Old Detained After Discovery of 30kg Of Cannabis

A man is being held by gardaí in Co Wexford following the seizure of drugs worth an estimated €500,000.

The drugs, some 30kg of cannabis, was discovered at Rosslare Europort on Sunday.

A Revenue spokeswoman said the drugs had been concealed in the tyres of a vehicle, which was part of a container-load arriving on a ferry from France.

“The drugs were discovered following a scan of the container by Revenue's mobile scanner,” she said.

The discovery lead to the arrest of a man in his 60s at the scene. He is being detained at Wexford Garda station.


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