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Harvey Revenue Commissioners

Sniffer dog Harvey finds cigarettes, tobacco and cash for Revenue in Cork

An Irish male in his fifties is being questioned over the seizure.

AS PART OF AN operation code named “Coco” officers from Revenue’s Customs Service, seized 1,800 unstamped cigarettes, 3.5 kilogrammes of roll-your-own tobacco, €12,200 in cash and a commercial vehicle in Cork this morning.

The cigarettes and tobacco had a retail value of €2,463 and a potential loss to the Exchequer of €1,946.

With the assistance of Revenue’s cash and tobacco sniffer dog “Harvey”, officers executed a search warrant on a private residence on the North side of Cork City and seized “Mayfair” cigarettes and “Samson” and “Golden Virginia” tobacco.

The cash was detained under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2005.

An Irish male in his fifties is being questioned. Investigations are ongoing and a file is being prepared for the DPP.

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    Mute Declan Mannix
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    Nov 28th 2013, 6:23 PM

    Well done CoCo. Hope they give a reward instead of throwing you that stupid tennis ball. You deserve more. Are you in a union ? no ?? Good doggie. Keep it that way. They just fu*k everyone over except themselves.

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    Mute Luke Sullivan
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    Nov 28th 2013, 6:28 PM

    Coco was the operations name Harvey is the digs name. Harvey Keitel is his full title

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    Mute L-Plate
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    Nov 28th 2013, 6:33 PM

    That’s a ruff statement

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    Mute Luke Sullivan
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    Nov 28th 2013, 6:41 PM

    Did you not see his acting in pup fiction L-PLate? He’s great.

    But, he’s a nicotine addict.

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    Mute jgrcb
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    Nov 28th 2013, 7:23 PM

    Ah the poor hookers… They have earned that money god damn it…

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    Mute Graham--
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    Nov 28th 2013, 7:41 PM

    Thought Harvey was The Wolf?

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    Mute Tom Dallas
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    Nov 28th 2013, 6:44 PM

    I wonder does he do knixers, i lost a bag of tobacco somewhere in the house, cant find it anywhere.

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    Mute Stephen Walsh
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    Nov 28th 2013, 8:55 PM

    A €2,000 loss to the exchequer? Give us a break, junkies openly dealing heroin every day in broad daylight on Talbot Street, surely the Gardai that openly ignore this every day have cost this country a hell of a lot more than two grand in wages….

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    Mute Darren Callaghan
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    Nov 28th 2013, 11:03 PM

    Stephen I pass talbot street twice daily and in fairness the guards do sometimes walk by dealers but I’ve seen them arrest a lot of dealers in that area as well , they find it very hard to actually catch them red handed as they usually keep it in their mouth and swallow it as soon as a guard comes near I’ve even seen 1 lad taking a bag of gear out from where the sun don’t shine if ye catch me drift and that was just at corner of Talbot street and O Connell St at lunch time on a Friday with hundreds of shoppers, workers and tourists walking by, they need the power to ban these people from ares altogether even for loitering and if they break order do 5 year to the day in the joy, we need judges to use the sentencing powers they have and not suspend any part of sentences given ,wish they would have referendum on this and actually listen to the people for once and once and for all stop these gougers in their tracks

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    Mute Mary Cullinane
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    Nov 28th 2013, 6:33 PM

    Good dog Harvey & also well done to the Revenue Officers involved.

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    Mute Paul Radburn
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    Nov 28th 2013, 7:30 PM

    Is there no limits to what this dog can Do!!! Can I borrow him to see if my wife is cheating???

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    Mute Sony Plat
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    Nov 28th 2013, 6:45 PM

    Nice work by Customs.

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    Mute margaret
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    Nov 28th 2013, 8:14 PM

    Probably the only public servant who earned his keep this week.

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    Mute Not Irish
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    Nov 28th 2013, 8:20 PM

    Mongrel

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    Mute Donal Reynolds
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    Nov 28th 2013, 8:16 PM

    Fair play to him the only public servant that is actually competent at their job

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    Mute Dee4
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    Nov 28th 2013, 7:27 PM

    Must be a slow news day or did The Journal Aran Islands feed break in here?

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    Mute Ben Redline
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    Nov 28th 2013, 8:51 PM

    I need a dog like Harvey..

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    Nov 29th 2013, 12:07 AM

    Go to your local rescue shelter, bounce a ball and whoever goes mad for it, take them home and train them. Most sniffer dogs dont have a breeding line and come from hyper unwanted tennis ball junkie dogs. You can train them easily to find scents at Basic level. For Harvey level you need 9 month course for dog and then handler. Good luck.

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    Mute James Patrick Smith
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    Nov 28th 2013, 7:37 PM

    Does Harvey sniff out PS4′s?

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    Mute Not Irish
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    Nov 28th 2013, 7:41 PM

    Little mutt deserves poisoning

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    Mute Colm O'Halloran
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    Nov 28th 2013, 8:26 PM

    And so do you……..

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    Mute Not Irish
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    Nov 28th 2013, 8:52 PM

    Thanks Mr Troll

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    Mute Alan
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    Nov 28th 2013, 11:20 PM

    Poxy Dog !

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    Mute Jane Brodison
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    Nov 28th 2013, 11:19 PM

    Do you know the breeding line of Harvey? Not dissimilar to a dog we bred.

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