Today (05/10/16), at Rosslare Europort, Revenue Officers seized 150,000 cigarettes and the van in which they were smuggled.
Following routine profiling, the Irish registered van was stopped and searched with the assistance of Detector Dog Alfie as it disembarked a ferry from France. The cigarettes, branded "Kent", “Marlboro Red” and “Marlboro Gold” were found, concealed in bags labelled as “charcoal”.
The smuggled cigarettes have a retail value of €78,761, representing a potential loss to the exchequer of approximately €62,785.
A Romanian man was questioned and investigations are ongoing, with a view to prosecution.
The majority of people pay the right amount of tax and duty. If you know someone is evading tax or involved in smuggling, report it. Contact Revenue’s Confidential Freephone 1800 295 295.
