{"id":203202,"date":"2025-11-27T15:25:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T15:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/203202\/"},"modified":"2025-11-27T15:25:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T15:25:19","slug":"cannabis-worth-e2-2m-found-by-detector-dog-maggie-at-dublin-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/203202\/","title":{"rendered":"Cannabis worth \u20ac2.2m found by detector dog Maggie at Dublin Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Detector dog Maggie surveys her find at Dublin Airport. Photo: Revenue.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/e0eb79f2-98a0-4ed8-a336-0bdc2f3c2b93.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Detector dog Maggie surveys her find at Dublin Airport. Photo: Revenue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Revenue officers have seized illegal drugs worth an estimated \u20ac2,307,000 at Dublin Airport following two operations carried out last week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">On Thursday, November 20, Revenue officers searched a package during routine profiling and discovered 0.8kg of crystal methamphetamine concealed inside boxes of soup labelled \u201cFood\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The drugs, valued at \u20ac48,000, had been sent from Spain and were destined for an address in Dublin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">In a separate operation on Sunday, November 23, Revenue drug detector dog Maggie gave an indication that led to the discovery of 112.95kg of herbal cannabis.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Detector dog Maggie surveys her find at Dublin Airport. Photo: Revenue.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/e0eb79f2-98a0-4ed8-a336-0bdc2f3c2b93.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Detector dog Maggie surveys her find at Dublin Airport. Photo: Revenue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Today&#8217;s News in 90 Seconds &#8211; Thursday, November 27<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The cannabis, valued at \u20ac2,259,000, was vacuum-packed and hidden inside metal containers labelled \u201cElectric Box\u201d. It had originated in Thailand and was destined for an address in Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Investigations are ongoing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">This seizure is part of Revenue\u2019s ongoing operations targeting organised crime groups and the importation of illegal drugs. Anyone with information about smuggling can contact Revenue in confidence on 1800 295 295.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Detector dog Maggie surveys her find at Dublin Airport. Photo: Revenue. 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