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”
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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”
€740,000 worth of cannabis seized
Gardaí and Revenue officers have seized €740,000 worth of cannabis discovered in a truck arriving at Rosslare Europort from mainland Europe. Gardaí intercepted a truck arriving at Rosslare Port on Friday afternoon. A follow-up search revealed 37kg of cannabis herb wrapped in plastic with an estimated street value of €740,000. A man, aged in hisContinue reading “€740,000 worth of cannabis seized”
€19,000 cash seized at Rosslare Europort
By Dan Walsh Revenue Commissioners officers were granted a three-month cash detention order by Judge John Cheatle at Gorey District Court yesterday (Thursday). This followed the seizure of €19,000 cash on Wednesday, June 16th 2021 at Rosslare Europort. The cash was discovered when, as a result of routine profiling, Revenue officers stopped and searched aContinue reading “€19,000 cash seized at Rosslare Europort”
€800,00 worth of cannabis seized at Rosslare
By Dan Walsh Detector dog Flynn assisted as 40kgs of cannabis with an estimated value of €800,000 was seized at Rosslare Europort yesterday (Monday). The drugs were discovered when Revenue officers stopped and searched a Polish registered articulated lorry and its accompanying trailer that had disembarked a ferry from Dunkirk, France. The search, carried outContinue reading “€800,00 worth of cannabis seized at Rosslare”
Covid-19 test kits found in Rosslare
By Dan Walsh Revenue Officers at Rosslare Europort detained 13 COVID-19 rapid test kits. The kits, which originated in China, are unauthorised for use in the EU, including Ireland, and were discovered when an Irish registered van which had disembarked a ferry from Cherbourg, France was stopped and searched. Seizures are part of Revenue’s ongoingContinue reading “Covid-19 test kits found in Rosslare”
Mattress load of cigarettes at Rosslare
By Dan Walsh Revenue Officers seized approximately 29,600 cigarettes concealed within a mattress at Rosslare Europort yesterday (Monday). The cigarettes seized were of various brands and have a combined retail value of €49,000, representing a loss to the Exchequer of over €38,500. The illegal cigarettes were discovered when Revenue Officers stopped and searched a CzechContinue reading “Mattress load of cigarettes at Rosslare”
Wine and cigarettes seized at Rosslare
By Dan Walsh Revenue officers at Rosslare Europort have seized almost 18,500 cigarettes with an estimated retail value of €13,120 representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of €10,350. The illegal cigarettes, branded ‘’Benson & Hedges Gold’, ‘Benson & Hedges Silver’ and ‘L&M Blue’, were discovered when Revenue officers stopped and searched a Slovakian registered vanContinue reading “Wine and cigarettes seized at Rosslare”
Beer seized at Rosslare Europort
By Dan Walsh Revenue officers seized nearly 17,000 litres of beer at Rosslare Europort following the search of an Irish registered truck that had disembarked a ferry from Pembroke, Wales, last Monday. The consignment was seized following routine profiling aimed at identifying alcohol products that may be diverted onto the market without payment of theContinue reading “Beer seized at Rosslare Europort”
Cigarettes seized at Rosslare Europort
By Dan Walsh Revenue officers at Rosslare Europort seized approximately 13,400 cigarettes and 830 grams of tobacco following the search of a Czech registered van at the Wexford port yesterday (Monday). The illicit cigarettes branded ‘Benson & Hedges Option’, ‘Rothmans’, ‘L&M Red’, ‘L&M Blue’ and tobacco branded ‘Drum’, have an estimated retail value of over €10,000,Continue reading “Cigarettes seized at Rosslare Europort”
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