The seizures were made in the Midlands, Dublin, Kilkenny and Rosslare.
Over the past week, Revenue officers seized contraband with an estimated value of €1,075,120 in various operations in the Midlands, Dublin, Kilkenny, and Rosslare Europort.
The detections were made as a result of risk profiling and intelligence led operations, and included the following:
- 42.96kg of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of €860,260,
- Various other illicit drugs with an estimated value of almost €4,800,
- Over 398 litres of alcohol with an estimated value of over € €6,160, representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of €1,660,
- tobacco products, with an estimated value of over €12,700, and represents a potential loss to the exchequer of over €9,790, and
- 345 counterfeit items with an estimated value of over €191,200.
Included in the herbal cannabis is 37.16 kg of herbal cannabis seized in Dublin Airport on Sunday.
The cannabis has an estimated value of approximately €743,200.
The cannabis was discovered concealed in vacuum packed packages within the baggage of a passenger who had disembarked a flight originating from Thailand.
A male in his 40s was subsequently arrested by An Garda Síochána in relation to the seizure and is currently detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996 at a Dublin Garda Station.
The other herbal cannabis and illicit drugs were discovered, with the assistance of detector dog Enzo, whilst Revenue officers were examining parcels at premises in the MIdlands and Dublin, and at Rosslare Europort.
The parcels originated from the USA, Thailand, Italy, Canada and the UK, and were destined for various addresses nationwide.
The cigarettes and alcohol products were seized in various operations in Dublin, the Midlands, Kilkenny and Rosslare Europort.
The counterfeit goods were seized as they were confirmed by the Rights Holder to have infringed on Intellectual Property Rights.
Investigations into all seizures are ongoing.
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.
The alcohol consisted of wine, beer and spirits. The cigarettes were branded Neo Classic, Manchester, Rothmans, Marlboro Gold, and Mayfair.
The tobacco was branded Golden Virginia, Amber Leaf, HEETS, Sauvage, Shisha, Flandria and Chaima Here.
The various illicit drugs consisted of butane honey oil, cannabis resin, assorted tablets (Alprazalam, Benzodiazepine, Diazepam and Zopiclone), amphetamine, cannabis oil, edibles, LSD, magic mushrooms, reefers, synthetic cannabinoids, and cannabis tea.
The counterfeit goods were branded Adidas, O'Neills, Versace, Nike, Crocs, Cristian Dior, Valentino, New Balance, Alexander McQueen, Apple, Birkenstock, Burberry, Cartier, Chanel, Chloe, Christian Dior, Coach, Converse, Corteiz, Dr Martens, Golden Goose, Gucci, Hermes, Hoka, Hugo Boss, Kappa, Lacoste, Louis Vuitton, Michael Kors, Moncler, New Balance, Nike, ON Cloud, Ralph Lauren, Ray-Ban, Stussy, Tabby, Under Armour and Yves Saint Laurent.
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