Revenue officers in Athlone Mail Centre today seized 1.9kgs of illegal drugs.
This included herbal cannabis, mitragynine and synthetic cannabinoids.
The packets were declared as items such as ‘Men’s Waterproof Windbreaker’ and ‘Women Knit Shirt’ and were destined for delivery to addresses in Dublin, Mayo, Kildare and Cork.
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The drugs have an estimated value of almost €38,500 and were discovered in a number of packets which originated in Spain, UK and the USA.
Investigations are ongoing.
