Issue Date: 16/02/2021
Gardaí have today seized Cannabis with an estimated value of €192,000 following a joint intelligence led operation conducted with the Revenue Customs Service following the search of a vehicle in the Portlaoise area.
The Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau, Laois/Offaly Divisional Drugs Units and Revenue Customs Officers conducted the search which resulted in the discovery of 9.6 Kgs Herbal Cannabis with an estimated value of €192,000.
A 27 year old man and a 28 year old woman were arrested at the scene and taken to Portlaoise Garda Station where they are currently detained under Section 2 of The Criminal Justice ( Drugs Trafficking) Act 1996.
