Revenue seizes 9,000 cigarettes, smuggler is fined €3,000

Today (27/06/17), in Dublin District Court, a 38 year old Latvian man who appeared before Judge Fiona Lydon was fined €3,000 on conviction for cigarette smuggling.

When the man arrived in Dublin Airport last Wednesday (21/06/2017), he was stopped and searched by Revenue officers who seized 9,000 cigarettes, branded ‘Marlboro Gold’.  The smuggled cigarettes have a retail value of approximately €5,000, representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of almost €4,000.

The majority of people pay the right amount of tax and duty.  If you know someone is evading tax or involved in smuggling, report it.  Contact Revenue’s Confidential Freephone 1800 295 295.

Ends: 27/06/2017