As part of an intelligence lead joint operation that took place today, Friday, 8th April, 2016 involving Revenue’s Customs Service, the Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, and the Roscrea Divisional Drugs Unit, a package containing approximately 7 kgs of Herbal Cannabis was intercepted at an address in Roscrea. The drugs which had originated in Spain have an estimated street value of approximately €140,000 and were seized by Customs.
Three Lithuanian males (one in late teens and other two mid 20s) were arrested by Gardai at the scene and have been detained at Nenagh Garda Station under the provisions of section 2 Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act 1996.
In a follow up search at another address in Roscrea a package containing 5kg of herbal cannabis was seized with an estimated street value of approximately €100,000.
