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Friday 4 December 2020
Brexit continues to trundle towards us – here’s a bit more information about what is changing.
British driving licences made invalid, a customs-check comeback, and what to do with the UK landbridge.
A package was intercepted by Revenue officers today after analysis of a seized mobile phone.
The Brexit transition period is due to end on 31 December.
The cigarettes were seized after officers searched a man who disembarked a flight from Cairo.
One person suggested that they should “erect poles at every road crossing the border between Northern Ireland and the South”.
There are doubts about the feasibility of a British proposal to track goods as they move through Northern Ireland.
The British Prime Minister is today expected to again stress that the UK will leave the EU on 31 October, one way or another.
The contraband originated in countries including Cameroon, Indonesia, India and Japan.
The puppies were found concealed among furniture in a van.
The UK government has allocated £2.1 billion in funding to speed up the process.
The ISPCA has called for tougher regulations around the selling of exotic animals as pets.
Border inspection posts would be needed to inspect animal products coming from outside the EU.
The four dogs were not microchipped and did not have the proper documentation.
3,000 job applications for 600 customs positions have been received.
The 15kg of heroin was discovered in a woman’s luggage.
As the Brexit backstop will not apply to Ireland’s ports, work is underway to add new custom checks and new infrastructure.
The Cabinet approved the sharing of travel information of child sex offenders from the US to Ireland and vice versa.
The Prime Minister met with Conservative MPs yesterday to discuss future customs arrangements.
Britain’s Foreign Secretary said “a whole new web of bureaucracy” could be created.
Father-of-two Alvydus Simkus has an address in Limerick.
A 55-year-old non-national male has been arrested.
The man is reportedly a courier for an organised smuggling ring.
And some very clever sniffer dogs will be helping out too.
The seizure was made by customs officials.
“I was told, ‘Just stand there and look intelligent’. I hadn’t a clue what was going on.”
Australia’s Border Force cleared things up: “Things you can post to Australia…”
A 50-year-old man is currently being detained at Mayfield Garda Station.
Officers conducted a number of operations designed to clamp down on illegal activity in the run-up to Christmas.
It is the ninth such concentrated day of action nationwide.
The drugs were found in a vehicle that was importing plant machinery.
The cigarettes were in five pallets which were consigned as ‘catering equipment’.
Police confiscated €6.4 million in cash, cars and property, including 12 apartments and other premises.
A 39-year-old woman has been arrested.
The DSPCA said Ireland is the puppy farm capital of Europe.
A 51-year-old man has been arrested.
It follows two large scale seizures of cigarettes and alcohol at the weekend.
The value of these goods could be in excess of €8 million.
One TD has called the situation “bizarre.”
The cigarettes were seized from a Latvian-registered truck at Dublin port.
RESTAURANTS AND GASTROPUBS are allowed to reopen across the country from today.
Ireland entered Level 3 restrictions earlier this week after spending six weeks at Level 5.
Non-essential shops and services have reopened, cultural institutions like cinemas and museums are back open and from today, you can once again dine in a restaurant.
So, today we want to know: Do you plan on going to a restaurant/gastropub this weekend?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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