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By Dan Walsh A man in his 30s was questioned in connection with Revenue Officers’ seizure of approximately 9.36 million cigarettes at Rosslare Europort. The seizure was made following routine risk profiling aimed at identifying tobacco products that may be diverted onto the market without payment of the tax due.  The cigarettes arrived in anContinue reading “9.36m cigarettes seized at Rosslare Europort”

Dan Walsh Revenue officers at Rosslare Europort seized approximately 24,500 litres of beer with a retail value of over €97,500 representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of more than €45,700.  The beer was branded Desperados, Carlsberg, Budweiser, Oranjeboom, Holsten Pills, Debowe, Karpackie, Kestrel, Lech, Perla, San Miguel, Skol, Stella, Tyskie and Zubr. The consignmentContinue reading “24,500 litres of beer seized at Rosslare”

By Dan Walsh Revenue officers seized approximately nine million cigarettes at Rosslare Europort on Sunday. The seizure was made following routine risk profiling. The contraband was uncovered during an examination of an accompanied freight unit which had disembarked a ferry from Dunkerque, France. The truck and trailer were also seized. The smuggled cigarettes branded ‘RichmondContinue reading “9 million cigarettes seized at Rosslare”

By Dan Walsh Revenue officers seized approximately 202.50 kgs of cocaine at Rosslare Europort on Saturday. The illicit drugs, with an estimated value of approximately €14.2 million, were discovered when an accompanied freight unit had disembarked a ferry from Dunkirk, France, was stopped and searched by Customs officers. A man in his 30s was arrestedContinue reading “€14.2m cocaine seizure at Rosslare Europort”