By Dan Walsh Revenue officers at Rosslare Europort seized almost 9.9 million cigarettes with an estimated value of approximately €8.3 million, representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of €6.5 million. The illicit cigarettes, branded ‘Superkings’ and ‘Winston’, were discovered on Tuesday night when Revenue officers stopped and examined an accompanied freight unit which hadContinue reading “Almost 10 million cigarettes seized at Rosslare Europort”
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Cannabis worth over €3.6m seized in Wexford and Dublin
Yesterday, as part of intelligence-led operations involving Revenue’s Customs Service and the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB), two separate consignments of herbal cannabis, with a combined weight of approximately 184 kgs and an estimated value of €3,680,000 (subject to analysis) were seized in Wexford and Dublin. One man in his 60s wasContinue reading “Cannabis worth over €3.6m seized in Wexford and Dublin”
2.4 million cigarettes seized in Gorey
Last Monday Wexford Gardaí conducted searches of a yard in Gorey and recovered approximately 2.4 million cigarettes. This seizure was made as a result of a joint operation conducted by Revenue’s Customs Service and An Garda Síochána. The cigarettes, branded ‘Richmond’, have a retail value of approximately €2,010,000, representing a potential loss to the exchequerContinue reading “2.4 million cigarettes seized in Gorey”
25,000 litres of beer seized at Rosslare
By Dan Walsh Revenue officers seized over 25,000 litres of beer at Rosslare Europort last Monday. The illicit alcohol branded ‘Stella Artois’, ‘Carlsberg’, ‘Perla’, ‘Kestrel’, ‘Kronenbourg’ and ‘OJ Strong’, has a retail value of over €100,000, representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of approximately €47,000. The consignment had arrived in an accompanied trailer thatContinue reading “25,000 litres of beer seized at Rosslare”
Cash seizures at Rosslare Europort
By Dan Walsh Revenue officers were granted two three-month cash detention orders by Judge John Cheatle at a sitting of Gorey District Court yesterday (Wednesday). This followed two seizures of €10,210, in cash, and a small amount of foreign currency at Rosslare Europort. The discovery was made because of risk profiling when Revenue officers searchedContinue reading “Cash seizures at Rosslare Europort”
Almost €6.5m drugs seized at Rosslare
By Dan Walsh Revenue officers seized approximately 288.6kg of herbal cannabis, 72.8kg of cannabis resin and 3.3kg of cocaine, with an estimated value of €6,443,640, at Rosslare Europort, yesterday (Friday). The illicit drugs were discovered within the load when an accompanied freight unit, which had earlier disembarked a ferry from Dunkirk, France, was stopped andContinue reading “Almost €6.5m drugs seized at Rosslare”
€3.4m cocaine seized at Rosslare today
By Dan Walsh Earlier today (Friday) Revenue officers seized approximately 49 kgs of suspected cocaine at Rosslare Europort. The drugs with an approximate value of €3,430,000 were discovered because of risk profiling. Investigations are ongoing. This operation is part of Revenue’s ongoing work targeting smuggling and shadow economy activity. If businesses, or members of theContinue reading “€3.4m cocaine seized at Rosslare today”
Cocaine seizure at Rosslare Europort
By Dan Walsh A man in his 50s was arrested by Gardaí following a seizure of approximately 12,5kgs of cocaine with an estimated value of €876,000 at Rosslare Europort on Saturday. The illicit drugs were discovered when Revenue officers stopped and searched an accompanied freight unit that had disembarked a ferry from Cherbourg, France. A manContinue reading “Cocaine seizure at Rosslare Europort”
€4.1m drugs seizure at Rosslare Europort
By Dan Walsh A man in his 30s was arrested and he is being held at a Garda Station in Wexford after drugs were found in a unit that had arrived from France yesterday (Tuesday). 200kgs of herbal cannabis and 30kgs of cannabis resin, worth over €4.1 million was recovered when Revenue officers stopped andContinue reading “€4.1m drugs seizure at Rosslare Europort”
Detector dog Daithi is Rosslare hero
By Dan Walsh Detector dog Daithi was the ‘hero of the day’ at Rosslare Europort yesterday (Wednesday) when Revenue officers seized over 13kgs of cocaine with an estimated value €918,000. The detection was a result of risk profiling and with the assistance of Daithí and Revenue’s mobile x-ray scanner, The illicit drugs were discovered whenContinue reading “Detector dog Daithi is Rosslare hero”
