Midlands 103

Search

Listen Live

On Air Now

8:00pm - 10:00pm

Country Roads

Joe Cooney

Dry Those Eyes

Drugs Destined For Laois Seized At Dublin Mail Centre

Wednesday, 10 March 2021 10:52

The parcels originated in the USA, the United Kingdom and Spain.

Drugs worth over €100,000 have been seized at Dublin Mail Centre.

5.3 kilos of herbal cannabis, almost 270 grams of cannabis oil and butane honey oil, and 450 grams of cannabis edibles were seized by Revenue Officers yesterday.

The drugs worth €108,000 were discovered in 21 separate parcels that originated in the USA, the United Kingdom and Spain.

They were labelled as 'pillows', 'sports shoes', 'custom stationary' and 'wine tubs' and were destined for delivery in Laois, Dublin, Galway, Kerry and Sligo.

More from Midlands News

Ploughing Live 2026 Day 1: As It Happened

The National Ploughing Championships saw 77,000 people attend on Day One.
Over 1,800 People Affected By Power Outage in Laois

The power outage has happened in Mountrath.
Offaly TD Reassures Solar Panel Homeowners Payment Scheme Not Set To Be Scrapped

It comes as the unit rate customers get for selling excess energy is set to decrease.
Sinn Fein Setting Back Irish Unity - Taoiseach

The party is collaborating with the heads of Wales and Scotland on the issue.
Development Project For Offaly Town Enters Next Stage

The Rectory Fields development in Birr is set to go to the Plan 8 stage.
Tanaiste Pays Tribute To Midlands Sisters Recovering After M9 Crash

Simon Harris says he welcomes the news the sisters are slowly recovering from their injuries.
HSE Warning People Over Busy Midlands Emergency Department

The ED at the Regional Hospital in Mullingar is seeing a high number of admissions at the moment.
Taoiseach Pays Tribute To Ploughing Organisers On 95th Anniversary

Micheal Martin says it's an event "of great significance."

Download Our App

Never miss a moment from Midlands 103