Revenue seized contraband worth almost €500,000 in Dublin, the Midlands and Rosslare
Over the past week, commencing 27/01/2025, Revenue officers seized contraband with an estimated value of almost €500,000 in various operations in Dublin, the Midlands and Rosslare Europort.
The detections were made as a result of risk profiling and included the following:
- 17.5kg of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of approximately €350,000
- over 1kg of amphetamine, with an estimated value of €15,200
- various other illicit drugs, with an estimated value of over €20,000
- 40,680 cigarettes and other tobacco products, with a combined retail value of over €40,000 and representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of €28,000
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- 77 counterfeit items, with an estimated value of almost €74,000.
The drugs were discovered, with the assistance of detector dogs Ciara, Enzo and Murphy, in parcels that originated from France, Austria, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, the UK, Thailand, Spain and India. The parcels were destined for addresses nationwide.
The counterfeit goods were seized as they were confirmed by the Rights Holder to have infringed on Intellectual Property Rights.
In addition to the above, over 53 litres of alcohol, with a retail value of €400 and representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of €365, were seized along with two prohibited slingshot weapons.
Investigations into all seizures are ongoing.
These seizures are part of Revenue’s ongoing operations targeting smuggling and shadow economy activity. If businesses, or members of the public, have any information regarding smuggling, they can contact Revenue in confidence on 1800 295 295.
[Ends 05/02/2025]