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€800,000 worth of cannabis seized at Rosslare Europort

The drugs were found in the spare tyres of the lorry's trailer
The drugs were found in the spare tyres of the lorry's trailer

Cannabis worth an estimated €800,000 has been seized at Rosslare Europort.

40kg of the drug was discovered by Revenue officers yesterday after they stopped and searched a Polish registered lorry that had arrived on a ferry from Dunkirk, in France.

The drugs were found concealed in the spare tyres of the lorry's trailer.

A man in his 50s was arrested.

He was taken to Wexford Garda Station for questioning.

Investigations into the seizure are said to be ongoing.