Drugs worth €1.8 million found at Cork port

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Drugs Worth €1.8 Million Found At Cork Port
The driver of the van, a Polish national in his 20s, was detained and subsequently arrested by gardai. Photo: Revenue
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By David Young, PA

Cannabis worth an estimated €1.8 million has been discovered at Cork harbour.

The 90kg of herbal cannabis was found during routine checks at Ringaskiddy ferry terminal on Tuesday afternoon.

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Revenue officers, assisted by a drug detection dog called Marley, found the drugs in 37 packages concealed in the panels of a Polish-registered van that had arrived from Roscoff in France.

The driver of the van, a Polish national in his 20s, was detained and subsequently arrested by gardai

An investigation was ongoing on Tuesday evening.

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