Record Rise in Seizures of Cannabis Smuggled in Post Across South Africa and Spain
Customs & Excise report 10-fold increase with most from South Africa and Spain.
The number of cannabis seizures being made in the Republic’s postal service has reach record levels.
Customs & Excise officers have seen a near 10-fold increase in seizures in the last five years and, despite that level of growth, seizure numbers almost doubled last year.
The vast majority of seizures involve herbal cannabis being imported into the State via the postal service from Spain and South Africa.
Security sources believe while some of the finds belonged to gangs experimenting with smuggling routes to test how effective searching in the postal system is, most of the finds result from orders for the drug placed online.
A spokesman for the Customs & Revenue source confirmed most parcels of the drug had originated in Spain and South Africa, but said it was difficult to determine the exact circumstance of each...
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