Herbal cannabis and alcohol worth over €539,000 has been seized in Dublin and Rosslare this week.
Revenue seized the drugs as a result of risk profiling and with the assistance of a detector dog on Thursday.
Revenue officers examined parcels at a premises in Dublin and seized 24 kgs of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of €480,000.
The drugs were discovered in two parcels originating from Spain and were destined for addresses in Dublin.
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Separately, on Wednesday, Revenue officers seized 4,860 litres of wine with an estimated value of over €59,200 at Rosslare Europort.
The illegal red wine, branded Doppio Passo Primitivo Rosso 2022, was discovered during the search of an accompanied trailer which had disembarked a ferry from Cherbourg, France and represents a potential loss to the Exchequer of more than €31,700.
The driver of the load has been questioned.
Investigations into both seizures are ongoing.
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