# Shadow economy

Last year

2022

Revenue seize 80,000 cigarettes travelling through Dublin Port

The cigarettes were found with the assistance of detector dog Waffle.

11.3k

Jun 3rd 2022, 7:25 PM

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Revenue seize €70,000 worth of cigarettes during search of Italian-registered ship

During a search of the vessel, 118,00 cigarettes, branded L&M, Marlboro and Winston, were seized.

14.4k

Sep 7th 2019, 10:35 AM

3.7 tonnes of meat seized at Dublin Port

The meat was seized because it could have had an impact on public and animal health.

77.6k

Feb 1st 2019, 1:44 PM

1,400 litres of wine, 76 litres of spirits and 7,780 cigarettes seized at Dublin Port

Officers made the discovery when they stopped and searched a foreign registered bus and a van.

18.9k

Nov 10th 2018, 6:01 PM

Cash and 24,000 cigarettes seized in Donegal and Galway

The seizures are part of Revenue’s ongoing operations targeting the shadow economy.

17.1k

Oct 8th 2018, 9:24 PM

This giant x-ray machine will be scanning suspicious cargo trucks at Dublin Port

And some very clever sniffer dogs will be helping out too.

17.8k

Jun 15th 2017, 6:25 PM

Consumers still 'afraid to spend' in climate of uncertainty

The Irish Small and Medium Enterprise Association have hit out at a number of government policies impeding customer spending.

4.5k

Jul 28th 2014, 2:30 PM

Revenue took in €3bn more tax last year and seized 700k litres of laundered fuel

The authority is now moving to peruse those with outstanding Household Charge payments.

8.7k

Apr 16th 2014, 1:07 PM

8 things we learned from Revenue's annual report

Nearly 100 million cigarettes, a million litres of fuel and nearly €50 million of drugs were seized by Revenue last year.

9.0k

Apr 24th 2013, 2:35 PM