Cannabis worth €4m found in frozen meat container

Revenue officers find 215kgs of herbal cannabis in container that arrived from France

Herbal cannabis worth more €4 million has been found a consignment of frozen meat in an unaccompanied container that arrived from France.
Herbal cannabis worth more €4 million has been found a consignment of frozen meat in an unaccompanied container that arrived from France.

Cannabis worth more €4 million has been seized by revenue officers at Rosslare port.

The 215kgs of herbal cannabis has been hidden in a consignment of frozen meat in an unaccompanied container that arrived from France.

The drugs worth €4.3 million were discovered during a search by revenue offices.

Investigations are ongoing.

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