Midlands among areas in which Revenue seize contraband worth €327,000
Revenue officers last week made a series of discoveries as a result of risk profiling during numerous operations in the Midlands, Dublin, and Rosslare:
* 10 kilograms of herbal cannabis, with an estimated value of over €201,000,
* various quantities of other illicit drugs, with a total estimated value of €5,000,
* 625 litres of wine, 20 litres of beer, 3 litres of spirits and 100 litres of other alcohol, with an estimated value of €9,050, representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of almost €5,000, and
* a 15.5 inch knife.
The illegal drugs were discovered, with the assistance of detector dogs Enzo and Sam, in parcels that originated in the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain, France, Canada, Thailand and India, and were intended for addresses nationwide.
Revenue officers also seized a quantity of retail goods, with an estimated value of €112,000, due to infringements of intellectual property rights.
These seizures are part of Revenue’s ongoing operations targeting smuggling and shadow economy activity.
If businesses, or members of the public, have any information regarding smuggling, they can contact Revenue in confidence on 1800 295 295.