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18/05/2016
Over 29,000 Cigarettes And Car Seized By Revenue Officers
Revenue officers have seized more than 29,000 illegal cigarettes during a series of searches in Finglas and Dublin city centre.
Officers made the seizure during the search of an apartment in Finglas and retail premises in Dublin on Tuesday.
A car, believed to have been used to transport the 'Marlboro' and 'Double Happiness' branded cigarettes, was also seized.
The combined retail value of the cigarettes is €15,330, representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of approximately €12,200.
Officers were assisted by members of An Garda Síochána who arrested a man in his 30s at the scene when a quantity of controlled drugs valued at over €8,000 was also discovered.
These searches were part of an intelligence led operation targeting the illegal importation and distribution of contraband cigarettes within the Dublin region.
(MH/LM)
Officers made the seizure during the search of an apartment in Finglas and retail premises in Dublin on Tuesday.
A car, believed to have been used to transport the 'Marlboro' and 'Double Happiness' branded cigarettes, was also seized.
The combined retail value of the cigarettes is €15,330, representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of approximately €12,200.
Officers were assisted by members of An Garda Síochána who arrested a man in his 30s at the scene when a quantity of controlled drugs valued at over €8,000 was also discovered.
These searches were part of an intelligence led operation targeting the illegal importation and distribution of contraband cigarettes within the Dublin region.
(MH/LM)
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