Cannabis and fake handbags among €500,000 Revenue seizures

A huge amount of cannabis and fake handbags were among over €500,000 worth of products seized by Revenue in Leinster last week.

Officers, with the assistance of detector dog Enzo, sniffed out €368,200 worth of the drug last week in Athlone. The 18.4kgs of herbal cannabis originated in Spain, and was destined for addresses in Dublin and Meath.

Various quantities of other illegal drugs, with an estimated combined value of almost €95,000, were also seized in the capital. These drugs originated from the the USA, the United Kingdom, India, Canada and Thailand, and were set to be sent around the country.

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Fake retail goods, including handbags, runners, and t-shirts, worth over €50,000 were also seized. A Revenue spokesman said investigations into all the seizures remain ongoing.

No arrests have been made.

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