# Smuggling

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# Court

Drug smuggler involved in €400m cocaine haul off Cork coast appeals conviction

Christopher Wiggins maintains the boat ‘Dances with Waves’ was not in Irish territorial waters.

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May 11th 2015, 3:47 PM

# Border patrol

Gardaí 'hold no intelligence' of Provo involvement in fuel smuggling

Minister Charlie Flanagan says criminals are being pursued.

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Feb 23rd 2015, 4:30 PM

# no phone zone

Man arrested at Chinese border with 94 iPhones strapped to his body

But his plan was foolproof! Foolproof, we tell you!

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Jan 13th 2015, 11:30 AM

# IRA

Two convicted IRA bombers arrested in Spain for smuggling alcohol and tobacco

Leonard Hardy and his wife Donna Maria Elizabeth Hardy were convicted of a 1989 bombing of a British army barracks in Germany.

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Jan 5th 2015, 3:43 PM

# not for children

Revenue stop 130,000 cigarettes marked "school goods" from hitting the market

The cargo has a street value of around €68,300.

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Dec 8th 2014, 10:14 AM

# bad buzz

Boat carrying loads and loads* of hash sinks to the bottom of the sea

To be precise – 13.4 tonnes of soggy, soggy hash.

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Nov 28th 2014, 9:16 PM

# Stung

600,000 dodgy Marlboro cigarettes found hidden under flip-flops

They were hidden in a crate of “safety footwear.”

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Nov 28th 2014, 2:18 PM

# Smuggling

Kildare man's privacy was not violated when he signed for cocaine addressed to fake diplomat

The package was sent to “Tony Tuto, Honorary Consul of the Republic of South Africa”.

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Oct 29th 2014, 6:00 PM

# illegal trade

African elephants could quickly "be driven to extinction locally", warns conservation group

CITES says that the number of elephants killed in the past three years is “far exceeding” the number born.

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Jul 10th 2014, 7:30 AM

# special delivery

Investigation launched after drone full of drugs touched down at Dublin prison

One of the prisoners is believed to have swallowed some of the packages contained in the helicopter drone.

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Jun 25th 2014, 10:40 PM

Voices

Opinion: An EU coastguard for the Mediterranean could save lives and national budgets

There is a tragedy unfolding in the Mediterranean – and it’s not just the responsibility of southern European states.

Jun 5th 2014, 8:00 AM

# Tyrannosaurus Wrecked

Man sentenced to jail for smuggling dinosaur fossils

The man was sentenced, despite his work in helping Mongolia open its first dinosaur museum.

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Jun 5th 2014, 7:15 AM

# Smuggled

Not 'foil containers' but in fact 1.1 million illegal cigarettes

Revenue intercepted the container at Dublin Port yesterday.

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May 27th 2014, 12:55 PM

# On the Move

'Peru 2' moved to prison in Peruvian desert, family express worry

Michaella McCollum Connolly and Melissa Reid were convicted of attempting to smuggle cocaine from Peru to Spain.

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May 26th 2014, 10:39 AM

# ruff justice

Ollie sniffs out €60k of cocaine at Shannon Airport, two men arrested

The pair had ingested over 100 pellets containing the drug.

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Apr 25th 2014, 10:16 AM

# Black Market

Retailers group says Irish coastline is an "open door" for smugglers

Retailers are calling on the government to step up their fight against smugglers.

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Apr 9th 2014, 3:51 PM

# 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

# Smoking

Gardaí and Revenue given search powers to crack down on cigarette smuggling

Under a provision of the Finance Bill published today, authorities will be allowed to search “any bag or receptacle” that they reasonably believe contains an illegally smuggled tobacco product.

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Oct 24th 2013, 4:38 PM

# collared

This cat just got caught smuggling cannabis into a prison

He’s in for it now!

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Oct 21st 2013, 8:37 AM

# mccollum connolly

'Peru 2' transferred to prison notorious for overcrowding

Michaella McCollum Connolly and Melissa Reid have been transferred from a low security facility, and could now be sharing a cell with as many as 38 other inmates.

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Oct 14th 2013, 10:40 AM

# Peru

Court presses Peru two for details of gang members

Last week a prosecutor said they would need to give a fuller confession if they expected to have their sentences reduced.

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Oct 2nd 2013, 7:53 AM

# Michaella McCollum Connolly

Peru pair face sentences of six years and 8 months

Michaella McCollum Connolly and Melissa Reid entered guilty pleas at a court hearing last night.

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Sep 25th 2013, 8:05 AM

# 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

# mccollum connolly

Web effort to help Irish woman arrested in Peru raises just over £700

Set up by her sister, the fund for Michaella McCollum Connolly aims to raise £20,000.

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Sep 3rd 2013, 12:16 PM

# Immigration

Favourite in Australian election wants to buy Indonesian "smuggler boats"

Tony Abbott wants Australia to pay “wardens” in Indonesian villages as well as bounty payments to curb immigration into Australia.

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Aug 23rd 2013, 4:04 PM

# Spain

Pics: What police found when they busted alleged human smugglers

IDs, stamps, a gun and passports were among the items found by the alleged gang.

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Aug 10th 2013, 5:46 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

# Smuggling

Lorry driver jailed for driving cannabis truck from Greece 'destined for NI'

The 38-year-old lorry driver from Tyrone was sentenced to 14 years in jail today after being caught with a large amount of cannabis in his truck.

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May 17th 2013, 10:14 PM

# Smuggling

Retailers fuming over illegal cigarette trade

Up to 100 retailers are to meet tomorrow evening on the issues of cigarette smuggling and illegal cigarette selling in Dublin.

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Apr 21st 2013, 1:14 PM

# at risk

Demand for exotic pets pushes species to brink

For every endangered animal in a pet shop or home – ten others could have died during capture or transportation.

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Mar 18th 2013, 6:30 PM

# Drugs

Man arrested at Dublin Airport after ingesting 77 pellets of cocaine

Revenue said separate discoveries of drugs and cigarettes this week would have been worth about €65,000.

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Mar 8th 2013, 8:36 AM

# Drugs

Rise in 'designer drugs' poses serious health risk: UN report

The report from the International Narcotics Control Board said Europe alone almost one new substance is appearing every week.

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Mar 6th 2013, 7:30 AM

# Smuggling

Ryanair stewards detained at Liverpool airport over cigarette 'smuggling'

Two airline stewards were off-duty when they were detained by authorities over alleged smuggling of cigarettes from the Canary Islands.

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Aug 23rd 2012, 1:49 PM

# Smuggling

International 'car smuggling mastermind' arrested

Interpol says coordinated investigation into theft of sports cars worth around €6m involved 14 member states.

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Aug 8th 2012, 2:35 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Should the price of cigarettes be increased?

The Health Minister James Reilly wants to increase the price of 20 cigarettes by around €6 in the next six years. What do you think?

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Jul 15th 2012, 11:38 AM

# Smuggling

Oil laundering plant, cigarettes and smuggled fuel seized by Customs

Seizures were made in three separate operations today by the Revenue’s Customs Service.

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May 16th 2012, 5:45 PM

# Smuggling

Man caught smuggling cocaine in wheelchair

US border protection agents noticed something strange about the wheelchair cushion…

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May 15th 2012, 4:16 PM

# Revenue

Revenue spent €31,000 on interpreters since 2007

Finance Minister says Revenue sometimes requires interpreters when questioning passengers who have insufficient Irish or English.

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May 15th 2012, 6:45 AM

# Capsules

China to reinvestigate 'human flesh capsule' claims

South Korean officials said yesterday that they intercepted the smuggling of capsules containing the flesh of deceased infants.

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May 8th 2012, 3:00 PM

# Smuggling

'Powdered human flesh' capsules seized in South Korea

Customs officers intercepted smuggled capsules from China which they say contained human flesh.

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May 7th 2012, 1:41 PM