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04/03/2019
Over 50,000 Cigarettes Seized At Cork Airport
More than 40,000 cigarettes have been seized by Revenue Officers at Cork Airport when they stopped and searched a passenger who had arrived from Nigeria.
The passenger, aged in his 20s, was found to be carrying 40,400 'Benson & Hedges'-branded cigarettes.
Separately, Revenue officers seized 8,400 cigarettes when they stopped and searched the baggage of a passenger at Cork Airport. The cigarettes, branded 'Double Happiness' and 'Hongtashan', were found hidden in the passenger's suitcase, who had arrived on a flight originating in China. The passenger, an Irish man in his fifties, was questioned.
The seized cigarettes have an estimated retail value of over €29,280, representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of €23,100.
Investigations are ongoing with a view to prosecution.
The majority of people pay the right amount of tax and duty. These seizures are part of Revenue's ongoing operations targeting the supply and sale of illegal tobacco products in the shadow economy.
The passenger, aged in his 20s, was found to be carrying 40,400 'Benson & Hedges'-branded cigarettes.
Separately, Revenue officers seized 8,400 cigarettes when they stopped and searched the baggage of a passenger at Cork Airport. The cigarettes, branded 'Double Happiness' and 'Hongtashan', were found hidden in the passenger's suitcase, who had arrived on a flight originating in China. The passenger, an Irish man in his fifties, was questioned.
The seized cigarettes have an estimated retail value of over €29,280, representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of €23,100.
Investigations are ongoing with a view to prosecution.
The majority of people pay the right amount of tax and duty. These seizures are part of Revenue's ongoing operations targeting the supply and sale of illegal tobacco products in the shadow economy.
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