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€480,000 of Cannabis Seized by Revenue and Woman, 60’s, Arrested - Shannon Airport - 7th April 2024

Issue Date: 8th April 2024

Gardaí arrested a woman in her 60’s following a seizure by Revenue of suspected cannabis, estimated at €480,000, at Shannon Airport yesterday, Sunday 7th April 2024.

Revenue officers seized 23 kgs of herbal cannabis and 3.3 kgs of cannabis resin, which was discovered within luggage.

The woman arrested by Gardaí was detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at a Garda Station in the Clare area.

Investigations are ongoing.