Drugs worth almost €20,000 have been seized in two difference discoveries in Portlaoise recently.
The biggest of them was a €15,000 haul which was uncovered on Tuesday March 19.
Following routine profiling, Revenue officers in Portlaoise Mail Centre seized 0.75kgs of herbal cannabis.
The illegal drugs, with an estimated street value of €15,000, were discovered concealed in a parcel from the USA which was destined for an address in Dublin.
The parcel was labelled as an ‘Ornament’.
Separately on the same day, Revenue officers in Portlaoise Mail Centre seized a 8.95kgs of Khat an estimated street value of €4,475.
The Khat was discovered in a parcel labelled as ‘Spices’ that originated in Kenya and was destined for an address in Dublin.
Investigations are ongoing with a view to prosecution.
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