Suspected heroin worth €12.3m has been seized at Rosslare Europort.
The discovery was made on Thursday as part of an intelligence led operation when Revenue officers detected and seized approximately 88kgs.
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The drugs were discovered when a truck and low-loader trailer, arriving into Ireland from mainland Europe, was stopped and searched.
The search was carried out using Revenue's mobile x-ray scanner and with the help of detector dogs Sam and Flynn.
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It was concealed in machinery being carried on the low-loader.
Revenue says investigations are ongoing, with the assistance of the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau as well as in collaboration with international law enforcement partners.