Cannabis haul found in car tyre

Customs officers today seized cannabis worth €60,000 in Rosslare Europort.

Customs officers today seized cannabis worth €60,000 in Rosslare Europort.

Two Polish nationals, a 36-year-old man and a 45-year-old woman, were arrested and are being questioned at Wexford garda station.

The 5kg quantity of herbal cannabis was found inside the tyre of a car which was disembarking off a ferry from Roscoff in France.

“Drug sniffer dog ’Dillon’ identified the location of the drugs during routine risk-profiling by Customs officers,” said a Revenue spokesman.

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