By Dan Walsh Revenue officers seized over 3.3 million cigarettes at Rosslare Europort yesterday (Tuesday). Cigarettes branded ‘JPS Red’ have an estimated retail value of approximately €2.4 million representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of almost €1.9 million. The illegal cigarettes were discovered when Revenue officers stopped and searched a Polish registered road train,Continue reading “€2.4m worth of cigarettes seized at Rosslare”
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€197,000 of ‘roll your own’ seized at Europort
By Dan Walsh Revenue officers at Rosslare Europort seized 315kgs of ‘roll your own’ tobacco yesterday (Thursday). The tobacco branded ‘Flandria Golden Blend’ had an estimated retail value of more than €197,000, representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of approximately €162,000. The discovery was made when Revenue officers, with the assistance of detector dogContinue reading “€197,000 of ‘roll your own’ seized at Europort”
Cash detention orders granted
By Dan Walsh Yesterday (Thursday) at a sitting of Gorey District Court, Revenue officers were granted a three-month cash detention order by Judge John Cheatle, following the seizure of €10,500 cash at Rosslare Europort. The cash was discovered when Revenue officers stopped and searched an Irish registered vehicle intending to board a ferry to Bilbao,Continue reading “Cash detention orders granted”
Cash and tobacco seized at Rosslare Europort
By Dan Walsh Revenue officers have seized over €70,000 worth of tobacco and €24,000 in cash on three separate occasions at Rosslare Europort and Dublin Port over the last number of days. Two seizures occurred at Rosslare Europort. The first involved an Irish-registered vehicle which was intending to board a ferry to Bilbao, Spain. OfficersContinue reading “Cash and tobacco seized at Rosslare Europort”
320,000 cigarettes seized at Rosslare Europort
By Dan Walsh Revenue officers at Rosslare Europort seized 320,000 cigarettes when they stopped and searched a German registered van that had disembarked a ferry from Cherbourg, France, last Saturday. The illegal cigarettes branded ‘Marlboro’ have a retail value of almost €230,000, representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of approximately €179,000. Two Polish nationals wereContinue reading “320,000 cigarettes seized at Rosslare Europort”
‘Roll Your Own’ seized at Rosslare Europort
By Dan Walsh Revenue officers at Rosslare Europort seized over 1,100kgs of ‘roll your own’ tobacco, because of routine profiling, yesterday (Thursday). The tobacco branded ‘West Red’ and ‘John Player Special Black’ has a retail value of approximately €692,000, representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of around €570,000. The tobacco was discovered when officers,Continue reading “‘Roll Your Own’ seized at Rosslare Europort”
€89,000 worth of alcohol seized at Rosslare Europort
By Dan Walsh Following routine profiling aimed at identifying alcohol products that may be diverted onto the Irish market without payment of the relevant tax and duties due, Revenue officers at Rosslare Europort seized over 4,000 litres of Prosecco and 320 litres of wine, last Friday. The alcohol products were seized following the search ofContinue reading “€89,000 worth of alcohol seized at Rosslare Europort”
€12.3m worth of heroin seized at Rosslare Europort
By Dan Walsh Revenue officers at Rosslare Europort have seized around 88kgs of heroin, worth over €12 million following an intelligence led operation at the port yesterday (Thursday). The discovery was made when a truck and low-loader trailer, arriving from mainland Europe, was stopped and searched. The drugs were discovered concealed in machinery being carriedContinue reading “€12.3m worth of heroin seized at Rosslare Europort”
New scanner was deployed at Rosslare Europort
By Dan Walsh The Revenue Commissioners announced on Thursday it has formally commissioned a new, state of the art, mobile x-ray container scanner. The new scanner cost €2.16 million and was part-funded by a grant of €1.73 million from the European Anti-Fraud Agency, OLAF, under its Hercule III Programme. Revenue Commissioner and Director General ofContinue reading “New scanner was deployed at Rosslare Europort”
Man (38) arrested after Wexford drugs find
A 38-year-old man was arrested after 3kg of herbal cannabis, with an estimated value of more than €73,000, was found during a joint operation between Revenue’s Customs Service, the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau and the Wexford Divisional Drugs Unit at a premises in the Wexford area. He is being held under SectionContinue reading “Man (38) arrested after Wexford drugs find”
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