As part of an intelligence led operation yesterday, Revenue Officers stopped and searched a van in Waterford city and found 20,000 contraband cigarettes.
The cigarettes were branded ‘Mayfair’ and have a retail value of over €11,000, representing a potential loss to the exchequer of over €9,700.
Revenue officers interviewed a local man in his 60s, and seized the illicit cigarettes and the van.
A prosecution file is being prepared.
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In a statement released by Revenue they said, "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.
