Nigerian Woman Arrested In Dublin Following Seizure Of €240k Worth Of Cannabis

One 44-year-old Nigerian woman has been arrested after Cannabis believed to be worth almost €250,000 was seized in West Dublin, Ireland.

According to Irish Examiner, the drugs were found during the search of a house in Lucan earlier. The Nigerian woman arrested at the scene is being held at Lucan Garda Station. Below is a statement by Irish Examiner:

In
an intelligence led operation, Revenue officers seized approximately
12kgs of herbal cannabis with an estimated street value of €240,000,
during a search, under warrant, of a house in Lucan.

The seizure
was made as a result of a joint intelligence-led operation conducted by
Revenue’s Customs Service and Gardaí from the Divisional Drugs Unit in
Ronanstown Garda Station and the Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau. A
44-year-old Nigerian woman was arrested by Gardaí and is detained at
Lucan Garda Station, under the provisions of Section 2 of the Criminal
Justice (Drugs Trafficking) Act 1996.

Investigations are ongoing.