Woman (20s) arrested over €380,000 cannabis find at Dublin Airport

Herbal cannabis discovered concealed in baggage of passenger who arrived from Thailand

Revenue officers seized the 19kg of herbal cannabis in vacuum-packed packages in the passenger's baggage. Photograph: Revenue
Revenue officers seized the 19kg of herbal cannabis in vacuum-packed packages in the passenger's baggage. Photograph: Revenue

A woman has been arrested at Dublin Airport after 19kg of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of €380,000 was found in her baggage.

The cannabis was discovered concealed in vacuum-packed packages after the passenger disembarked a flight from Thailand.

The woman (20s) was arrested by gardaí in relation to the seizure, and was detained on Monday evening under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at a Dublin Garda station.

Investigations are ongoing.