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Irish Daily Mirror
08-07-2025
- Irish Daily Mirror
Counterfeit GAA jerseys, drugs and tobacco products seized in Revenue operations
Revenue officers seized contraband with an estimated value of more than €300,000 in various operations in Dublin, the Midlands, Sligo, Kilkenny and Rosslare Europort over the past week. The detections were made as a result of risk profiling and intelligence led operations, and resulted in the seizure of herbal cannabis, cannabis resin, illicit tablets and other drugs, cigarettes and alcohol products, along with hundreds of counterfeit items. 8.1kg of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of over €162,600 was discovered, with the assistance of detector dogs Enzo and Ciara, whilst Revenue officers were examining parcels at premises in Dublin and the Midlands. The parcels originated from the USA, France, and Spain, and were destined for various addresses nationwide. Meanwhile cannabis resin with an estimated value of €4,250 was also seized by Revenue officials in recent days. A Revenue spokesperson also confirmed that various illicit tablets, which consisted of Benzodiazepine, Zopiclone, Diazapem and Zolpidem and had an estimated value of over €4,160, were seized, along with €5,300 worth of various illicit drugs consisting of cannabis oil, edibles, butane honey oil, magic mushrooms, HHC Vapes, 2MMC and edibles. Over 100 litres of alcohol and 27,320 cigarettes and 2.5kg of tobacco were seized on Thursday in Sligo with the assistance of detector dog Toby. The alcohol, which has an estimated value of over €3,000 and represents a potential loss to the Exchequer of over €1,150, consisted of wine, beer and spirits, while the cigarettes were branded Septwolves, L&M, Marlboro Gold, Benson & Hedges, Superkings, Richmond, Minsk Superslims, NZ, and Excellence and the tobacco was branded Amber Leaf. According to Revenue, the tobacco products have an estimated value of over €39,000, representing a potential loss to the exchequer of over €31,000, 283 counterfeit items with an estimated value of over €83,000 were also seized as they were confirmed by the Rights Holder to have infringed on Intellectual Property Rights. The counterfeit goods were branded Adidas, Asics, Boss, Breitling, Brooks, Burberry, Calvin Klein, Casa Blanca, Chanel, Cartier, Christian Dior, Crocs, Gucci, Lacoste, Louis Vuitton, Moncler, MIU MIU, New Balance, Nike, North Face, Omega, O'Neills, Polo, Ralph Lauren, Ray Ban, and Versace There was also a cash seizure of €4,500 after Revenue officers were granted detention orders on Wednesday in Rosslare Europort in respect of the cash seized by Judge Cheatle in Gorey District Court. The Irish Mirror's Crime Writers Michael O'Toole and Paul Healy are writing a new weekly newsletter called Crime Ireland. Click here to sign up and get it delivered to your inbox every week A Revenue spokesperson said investigations into all seizures are ongoing. "These seizures are part of Revenue's ongoing operations targeting smuggling and shadow economy activity," the Revenue spokesperson added. "If businesses, or members of the public, have any information regarding smuggling, they can contact Revenue in confidence on 1800 295 295."
Irish Daily Mirror
01-07-2025
- Irish Daily Mirror
Revenue seizes over €2m in contraband, including drugs and counterfeit goods
Revenue officers seized contraband with an estimated value of €2,051,630 in various operations in Dublin, the Midlands, and Rosslare Europort over the past week. The detections were made as a result of risk profiling and intelligence-led operations, and included 4.18kg of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of over €82,000. The herbal cannabis was discovered with the assistance of detector dogs Enzo and Ciara, whilst Revenue officers were examining parcels at premises in Dublin and the Midlands. The parcels originated from the USA, Poland, Spain and Canada, and were destined for various addresses nationwide. Various illicit tablets with an estimated value of over €24,000 were also seized alongside various other illicit drugs with an estimated value of almost €7,000, fake euro notes with a value of €24,330, and 424 counterfeit items with an estimated value of over €161,000. The various illicit drugs consisted of cannabis oil, cocaine, edibles, reefers, Zopiclone, Diazepam, Benzodiazepine, Alprazolam and Tapentadol, Cannabinoid Vape Liquid, Clonazepam, CBD capsules, psychoactive, cannabis capsules, cannabis lollipops, 2-MMC Crystals and Synthetic Cannabinoids. The counterfeit goods were seized as they were confirmed by the Rights Holder to have infringed on Intellectual Property Rights. The counterfeit goods were branded Adidas, O'Neills, New Balance, Nike, Asics, On clouds, Crocs, Balenciaga, Burberry, Calvin Klein, Chanel, Christian Dior, Dr Martens, Hugo Boss, Louis Vuitton, Moncler, Nike, Rolex, Northface, On Cloud, Polo, Ralph Lauren, Under Armour and YSL. Four weapons were also seized in the Midlands and mailing centres, while the fake euro notes were seized in Dublin. The weapons consisted of a sword, machete, stun gun and smoke fountain. Revenue also seized nearly 86 litres of alcohol with an estimated value of almost €1,700, representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of almost €1,000. The alcohol consisted of wine, beer and spirits. The cigarettes were branded L&D Red, Camel, Silk Cut Purple and Kent Core. 2,000kg of tobacco, with an estimated value of over €1,750,000, and 1,800 cigarettes with an estimated value of over €1,600, were seized during the operations. The tobacco was seized on Thursday, June 26, as a result of risk profiling, in Dublin Port. The tobacco is branded "Flandria Virginia English", and was seized under Section 141 Finance Act 2001. A man was charged and has since appeared before the courts. Investigations are ongoing. The cigarettes and alcohol products were seized in various operations in the Midlands and Rosslare. A Revenue spokesperson said that investigations into all seizures are ongoing. They added: "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."
Irish Independent
01-07-2025
- Irish Independent
Fake luxury clothes, cigarettes and drugs worth €2m seized by Revenue
Last week, Revenue officers seized the goods in various operations in Dublin, the Midlands, and Rosslare Europort. This included herbal cannabis, illicit tablets, fake euro notes, alcohol, tobacco, cigarettes and counterfeit items. The counterfeit items included a mixture of 23 designer and high street brands to the value of over €161,000. The various drugs seized included cannabis oil, cocaine, edibles, reefers, Zopiclone, Diazepam, Benzodiazepine, Alprazolam and Tapentadol, Cannabinoid Vape Liquid, Clonazepam, CBD capsules, psychoactive, cannabis capsules, cannabis lollipops, 2-MMC Crystals and Synthetic Cannabinoids. The counterfeit goods were branded Adidas, O'Neills, New Balance, Nike, Asics, Crocs, Balenciaga, Burberry, Calvin Klein, Chanel, Christian Dior, Dr Martens, Hugo Boss, Louis Vuitton, Moncler, Nike, Rolex, Northface, On Cloud, Polo, Ralph Lauren, Under Armour and YSL. Weapons seized consisted of a sword, a machete, a stun gun and a smoke fountain. The tobacco branded 'Flandria Virginia English' was seized on Thursday 26 June, as a result of risk profiling, in Dublin Port. A man was charged and has since appeared before the courts. Investigations are ongoing. The herbal cannabis was discovered, with the assistance of detector dogs Enzo and Ciara, whilst Revenue officers were examining parcels at premises in Dublin and the Midlands. The parcels originated from the USA, Poland, Spain and Canada, and were destined for various addresses nationwide. The cigarettes and alcohol products were seized in various operations in the Midlands and Rosslare. Four weapons were also seized in the Midlands and mailing centres, the fake euro notes were seized in Dublin. 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. All detections were made as a result of risk profiling and intelligence-led operations, with investigations into all seizures ongoing.
