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Monday 11 December 2023 Dublin: 9°C

# smugglers

This year
2023
A web of global smugglers has sent Irish tech to build Russian drones used in Ukraine war
Components manufactured by Irish companies such as circuitry and antennas have been found.
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Jul 19th 2023, 10:52 PM
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Cigarettes worth €2.4 million seized after x-ray search of trailers in Rosslare
The cigarettes were on a road train that arrived from the French port of Dunkirk
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Oct 6th 2021, 12:58 PM
Greek PM says migrant smugglers have been ‘crushed’ as he views new camp
Migrant entries into Greece have fallen by about 90% compared with those of 2019, the prime minister noted.
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Oct 1st 2021, 3:43 PM
Revenue seize 864,000 illegal cigarettes in Dublin Port search
The cigarettes were onboard a ship that arrived from the Dutch port of Rotterdam.
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Sep 7th 2021, 6:07 PM
At least 56 people die after human traffickers force 300 off boats and into the sea
The migrants were being smuggled from Africa to Yemen.
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Aug 10th 2017, 8:43 PM
Migrants trying to reach Europe being sold as slaves for as little as €200
The slaves are forced to call their families, and beaten while on the phone, to get money demanded for their freedom.
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Apr 15th 2017, 4:00 PM
Animal underworld: Exotic pets seized from mobsters are being given a second chance
Around 400 exotic animals are rescued every year by Italy’s police and forest guard.
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Jun 18th 2016, 8:30 AM
"So many people died in the desert. We saw dead bodies, skeletons" - The horror stories of children seeking a new life
A new UNICEF report is highlighting the treacherous journeys of the world’s migrant and refugee children.
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Jun 14th 2016, 7:08 PM
One killed, at least four injured on French motorway in cross-border police chase
Belgian police had tried to check a car at a parking area known to be used by people smugglers when it took off across the border.
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May 5th 2016, 6:20 PM
People-smuggling gang sentenced to over 80 years in prison
Immigrants had paid £10,000 before leaving India and were then held hostage at a flat in England.
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Sep 4th 2015, 7:03 PM
To stop drownings, Europe should ferry across migrants itself
I am a believer in tight border security, but I cannot turn a blind eye wanton waste of life in the Mediterranean.
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Apr 25th 2015, 8:00 AM
Taoiseach: 'The equivalent of three jumbo jets were lost in the Mediterranean'
Once it has been approved by the UN security council, however.
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Apr 24th 2015, 8:41 AM
Derailment of 'The Beast' train kills six
The train was carrying people from Honduras and Guatemala, who are believed to have paid smugglers to let them sit on freight cars.
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Aug 26th 2013, 8:52 AM
Wexford is a hub for smuggling, say retailers
Government must do more to tackle smuggling problem, retailers tell TheJournal.ie, following €1.5m haul of cigarettes in Enniscorthy town yesterday.
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Sep 20th 2012, 1:50 PM
Retailers warn Dublin airport is 'a hub' for cigarette smuggling
Retailers Against Smuggling has called for the government to impose a minimum fine for cigarette smuggling.
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Nov 22nd 2011, 7:00 AM
Lizards, babies and hummingbirds… 10 weird things people have smuggled
Smugglers will try almost anything to bring goods into a country – even if those goods are live animals… or humans. We take a look at 10 weird cases.
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Oct 9th 2011, 9:30 AM