# Customs

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# Seized

Cigarettes hidden in 12 suitcases seized at Cork Airport

Officers stopped and searched four men as they disembarked a flight from Wroclaw last night.

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Mar 17th 2014, 6:01 PM

# dangerous games

How safe are your children's toys?

Over 20,000 toys were destroyed for being unsafe last year.

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Mar 10th 2014, 3:38 PM

# Seizure

Revenue seize roll-your-own tobacco from Kerry house

Two men were questioned in connection with the discovery of the tobacco.

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Jan 22nd 2014, 5:31 PM

# Seizure

Revenue seize 22,000 cigarettes hidden in steel containers

Two people were arrested and a number of mobile phones and tablets were seized in a follow-up search.

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Jan 14th 2014, 8:27 AM

# Revenue

Man (29) arrested at Dublin Airport over cigarette smuggling

More than 16,000 cigarettes were seized from the man’s luggage after he arrived on a flight from Dubai earlier today.

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Jan 6th 2014, 4:20 PM

# Cork

60,000 cigarettes seized by Customs officers in Cork

Cigarettes and a quantity of tobacco were found when a car was stopped by gardaí on the M8 this morning.

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Dec 14th 2013, 12:49 PM

# Revenue

Customs have been busy this week, seizing tobacco, cocaine, cash and alcohol

Some of the seizures include 1.1 million cigarettes, 3,500 litres of spirits and 49 pellets of cocaine.

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Nov 29th 2013, 9:56 PM

# portlaw

Fuel laundering plant with 10m litre capacity uncovered in rural Waterford

The operation was found near the town of Portlaw, some 19km west of Waterford City, earlier today.

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Nov 18th 2013, 6:31 PM

# PET DETECTIVE

Harvey the Revenue's sniffer dog uncovers tobacco worth €10k in Cork

The sniffer dog also uncovered €55,000 in cash, while a further €28,000 worth of cigarettes was also seized.

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Oct 11th 2013, 9:13 AM

# Cigarette Seizure

Almost 25,000 cigarettes seized by customs officers in Cork

The cigarette were found in two searches after a non-Irish national was searched in Cork airport as he disembarked a flight form Warsaw.

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Sep 29th 2013, 9:18 PM

# silverstream

Oil laundering plants uncovered, "large quantity" of cat litter seized in Monaghan operation

Customs officers and gardaí also found 20,000 litres of oil and three tonnes of toxic waste. One man has been arrested.

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Sep 16th 2013, 9:37 PM

# Illegal Medicine

Pills, liquids and creams among 750,000 doses of illegal medicines seized last year

The Irish Medicines Board said sedatives, weight loss pills and erectile dysfunction drugs were the most detained items as they warn against online purchasing.

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Sep 16th 2013, 12:16 PM

# Smuggling

Illegal tobacco seizures and fines drop 84 per cent

15 million cigarettes have been seized in the first half of this year, compared with 95 million last year.

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Sep 15th 2013, 1:27 PM

# Drugs

Five arrested and €316,000 of herbal cannabis seized by Revenue

Over 16 kilogrammes of cannabis was seized in two separate operations in Limerick and Rosslare today.

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Aug 8th 2013, 7:30 PM

# Drug seizure

€1.4 million worth of cannabis seized in Carlow

A man in his 40s is being questioned.

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Aug 7th 2013, 8:06 PM

# Drug seizure

Cannabis pellets worth €10,000 ingested by man are "recovered" in Cork

The Spanish national arrived on a flight into Cork Airport yesterday.

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Aug 4th 2013, 5:58 PM

# Seizure

17,800 cigarettes and €50,000 worth of cannabis seized at Irish airports yesterday

A Moldovan national was also sentenced to three months in prison for evasion of duty on cigarettes.

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Jul 24th 2013, 5:46 PM

# Seizures

Cocaine from Dominican Republic and cigarettes from Moldova seized

Revenue’s Customs Service carried out two operations at the airport in the last 24 hours.

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Jul 13th 2013, 4:22 PM

# Customs

Customs seize counterfeit spirits in Dundalk

Officers from Revenue’s Customs Service valued the haul at €2,625 with a potential loss to the Exchequer of €2,200.

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Jul 12th 2013, 6:36 PM

# Investigation

Man arrested after being found with .5kg of cocaine

The 54-year-old was arrested in Cork on Monday following an intelligence-led investigation.

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Jul 9th 2013, 2:11 PM

# Amsterdam

Customs seize €48k in cash from passenger at Cork Airport

The money was found in the carry-on luggage of a passenger attempting to fly to Amsterdam.

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Jul 6th 2013, 2:03 PM

# Seizure

€20,000 in cash hidden in couple's clothes seized at Knock Airport

Officers from Revenue’s customs service now have a three month detention order in respect of the money.

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Jun 28th 2013, 1:32 PM

# Cash

Holly the Revenue's dog sniffs out thousands in cash at Dublin Port

Revenue were granted an order to keep the cash for three months in order to investigate further.

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Jun 25th 2013, 5:52 PM

# Revenue

Roll-your-own tobacco imported from China seized in north Dublin

The tobacco was being packaged in well-known roll-your-own branding in what Revenue has described as a ‘cottage industry’.

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Jun 20th 2013, 3:41 PM

# tea-bacco

PICS: Revenue seizes €100,000 of tobacco purporting to be Chinese tea

The tobacco was discovered when customs officers intercepted a van at a location in Dublin on Wednesday.

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Jun 7th 2013, 8:00 AM

# Counterfeit

Over 1,500 seizures of counterfeit goods have been made already this year

Finance Minister Michael Noonan said there are no proposals to increase penalties for the crime.

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May 27th 2013, 6:45 AM

# Black Market

Cigarettes, tobacco and counterfeit vodka seized in €1.5 million sting operation

Gardaí and Revenue seized more than three million cigarettes in two separate raids.

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May 9th 2013, 7:35 PM

# Whiskeyleaks

American officials in Brussels tell HQ: 'The British are watering our whiskey'

The things you find in Wikileaks…

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May 5th 2013, 8:45 AM

# Drugs

Over €240,000 worth of drugs seized at Dublin Airport

In three separate seizures, large quantities of cocaine and Methamphetamine were seized and two people were arrested.

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Apr 8th 2013, 5:19 PM

# Good Idea

Revenue to give seized vehicles to gardaí

The directive was signed by the Revenue Commissioner late last month.

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Apr 7th 2013, 3:34 PM

# Smoking

Ireland an 'easy target' for international smugglers

Of the 55 people prosecuted for smuggling offences last year, 18 had addresses outside of Ireland.

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Apr 1st 2013, 1:19 PM

# Gardaí

Operation against fuel laundering launched

Nineteen searches were carried out at premises associated with a known criminal gang.

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Mar 13th 2013, 8:58 AM

# Horsemeat

Horsemeat labelled 'beef' sent to Czech Republic from Ireland

Operations have been suspended at the plant, which is under investigation by the Agriculture Department’s Special Investigation Unit.

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Feb 22nd 2013, 5:05 PM

# Customs

€35,000 in cash seized from men at Dublin Airport

Separately, two Latvian men have appeared in court

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Jan 25th 2013, 4:24 PM

# Cocaine

Man arrested after record seizure of cocaine at Kerry airport

The cocaine was found in the lining of the man’s rucksack by Revenue’s Customs Service.

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Jan 14th 2013, 4:11 PM

# Theft

ICSA calls for government action on sheep thefts

The association said there is a need for a change in the tagging system as well as a comprehensive database like that for cattle.

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Nov 15th 2012, 2:40 PM

# Exchequer Returns

Exchequer returns show €2.9 billion deficit due, in part, to payment to the ESM

Spending at the Department of Social Protection was more than expected, whereas the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation continues to underspend.

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Nov 2nd 2012, 6:26 PM