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Over 7.7 million cigarettes seized at Rosslare Europort
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The smuggled cigarettes are worth more than €7.3 million
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Revenue officers seize over €153k worth of drugs, weapons, counterfeit goods and more
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Revenue officers across the country had a busy week
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Revenue seize ketamine, cash and counterfeit goods in multiple operations
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Cash, drugs and counterfeit goods were seized across the country
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Revenue seize drugs, alcohol, tobacco and counterfeit goods worth over €306k in various operations
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The detections were made as a result of risk-profiling and intelligence-led operations
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Around 1.2 million cigarettes seized at business premises in Offaly
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The cigarettes are worth more than €1.1 million
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Massive cigarette smuggling bust at Dublin Port worth over €10m
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The smuggled cigarettes have an estimated value of over €10.8 million
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Revenue seize contraband worth over €8.2 million in various operations
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Around nine million cigarettes were seized at Rosslare Europort
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Gardaí seize over €1 million worth of cigarettes and €34,000 in cash from Mayo home
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Gardaí seized cigarettes with an estimated retail value of €1,100,000 along with €34,000 in cash.
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Drugs, weapons, counterfeit goods and tobacco seized in operations around country
Drugs seizures
Revenue officers were busy at work over the last week
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Revenue seize weapons, drugs, alcohol and tobacco in various operations
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Revenue seized around €126,600 worth of contraband in various operations
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Revenue officers seize tobacco worth almost €170,000 in two separate Dublin operations
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Revenue said investigations into both seizures are ongoing
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Man allegedly stopped with 14,000 cigarettes at Dublin Airport sent forward for trial
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The estimated value of the cigarettes was more than €11k
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Over €340m worth of illicit cigarettes and tobacco seized by Revenue since 2020
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An average of 17 seizures were made every day in the past five years, new figures have revealed
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Revenue seize contraband, including cocaine and cigarettes, worth almost €320,000
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The cigarettes seized include products branded Silk Cut, Marlboro, Super King and John Player
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Number of illegal cigarettes in Ireland hits 10 year high as one in five packs smuggled in
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Revenue estimated the potential loss to the Exchequer from the consumption of 32.9 million illegal cigarette packs last year is approximately €422 million
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Tobacco seizures in 2024 already €21m higher than last year
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The data was released by Finance Minister Michael McGrath following a parliamentary question from his Fianna Fáil colleague Jim O’Callaghan.
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Revenue seize 13.3 million cigarettes at Dublin Port worth over €11 million
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Various brands were seized including Marlboro Slims, Marlboro Gold and L&M Red
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Revenue seizes €1.76 million worth of herbal cannabis in Dublin
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Detector dog Milo was responsible for the discovery of just over €1 million worth of the drug at a premises in Dublin, while another €720,000 worth was found at Dublin Port
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One million cigarettes seized in Dublin thanks to country's top sniffer dog
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Milo has now sniffed out almost €15 million worth of drugs and contraband since the beginning of this year
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Ukrainian refugees caught running 'clumsy' illegal cigarette business from back of a car
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Roman Nosenko and Mikhailo Skriaha were selling the cheap cigarettes from the back of a Ukrainian registered vehicle in Letterkenny
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Over 30% of smokers in Ireland willing to buy illegal cigarettes
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EXCLUSIVE: A new poll conducted on behalf of the group Retailers Against Smuggling examined Irish people’s attitudes towards the illicit cigarette trade.
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Massive cigarette seizure in Monaghan as revenue swoop on €8.2 million haul
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The cigarettes, branded ‘Gold Mount’, have an estimated value of almost €8.2 million
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Revenue officers seize cannabis and cigarettes in €617,000 haul as two men arrested
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Investigations are ongoing in both cases
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Revenue dog Milo helps sniff out 8 million smuggled cigarettes at Dublin Port
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The cigarettes had an estimated value of €6.32 million
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