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28/03/2003
Huge drugs haul made in Republic
Gardai and Irish Customs officers have scored a major success against the drugs trade in the south after they seized ecstasy and amphetamine powder with an estimated street value of €2 million (£1.35 million).
Officers swooped on a van at Rosslare port, Co Wexford, as it disembarked from a ferry originating from Cherbourg. The van was found to contain 96,000 ecstasy tablets and 45 kilos of amphetamines.
A 56-year-old man was arrested following the seizure.
(GMcG)
Officers swooped on a van at Rosslare port, Co Wexford, as it disembarked from a ferry originating from Cherbourg. The van was found to contain 96,000 ecstasy tablets and 45 kilos of amphetamines.
A 56-year-old man was arrested following the seizure.
(GMcG)
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