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Cash, cannabis and millions of cigarettes seized by Revenue in Dublin
The three unrelated seizures came to a combined total value of €7 million.
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The three unrelated seizures came to a combined total value of €7 million.
The cannabis was disguised in packaging as coffee, clothing and custom decals.
A total of 73% of the people surveyed are in favour of raising the age for the sale of cigarettes from 18 to 21
Shops that sell cigarettes to minors are to be banned for up to a month, under new legislation.
The cigarettes were discovered inside a container using Revenue’s mobile x-ray scanner.
This is the sixth year in a row the price has increased by that amount.
The cigarettes were on a road train that arrived from the French port of Dunkirk
The cigarettes were onboard a ship that arrived from the Dutch port of Rotterdam.
Revenue has announced four major seizures of loose raw tobacco with an estimated retail value of €8.1m.
Officers stopped and searched a German-registered van on Saturday that had disembarked a ferry from Cherbourg in France.
The cigarettes were discovered inside a container using Revenue’s mobile x-ray scanner.
The consignment had originated in Bulgaria.
New studies examined comprehensive data on smoking trends from 1990 to 2019.
It’s the fifth Budget in a row to see the price increase by that amount.
Both shipments originated from Germany.
The cigarettes were concealed behind air conditioning fan fittings that were headed for an address in Dublin.
Gardaí carried out a number of searches in Ballyshannon last night.
The smuggled cigarettes have an estimated value of over €4.1 million.
The smuggled cigarettes were discovered in a refrigerated shipping container, declared as transporting frozen food.
A car was stopped in Bohola in Co Mayo and enquiries were made into the purpose of the driver’s movements.
They were discovered in a shipping container with the assistance of detector dog Kelly.
The cigarettes were seized after officers searched a man who disembarked a flight from Cairo.
Minister Harris says there is evidence that menthol flavoured cigarettes may be more addictive.
The seizure was made during a search at Rathcline Court, Lanesborough in Co Longford.
The search was carried out at a home in Enniscorthy yesterday.
Revenue officers were today granted a three-month cash detention order.
In 2013, the Coombe, the Rotunda and the National Maternity Hospital became tobacco-free campuses.
The products were seized after two separate searches in Wexford and Tipperary.
The minister did not announce any change to excise duty on alcohol products.
The minister said tobacco companies are ‘despicable’ for targeting children with e-cigarettes.
The EU abolished duty-free shopping between member nations in 1999.
During a search of the vessel, 118,00 cigarettes, branded L&M, Marlboro and Winston, were seized.
The cigarettes were discovered with the assistance of detector dog Eva.
The Irish Heart Foundation is arguing for the move in its pre-Budget submission.
The 2018 National Litter Pollution Monitoring System Report has highlighted the extent of the problem
The details of the case are disclosed in a Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) ruling.
On 4 July 2012, Beaumont Hospital became a “tobacco-free campus”.
This factory had the capability of producing cigarettes and alcohol with an estimated loss of €25 million euro to the exchequer.
The researchers said even moderate drinking increases the risk of developing cancer in your lifetime.
Brands such as L&M, ASOS and NAKHLA were seized.