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THE CRIMINAL ASSETS Bureau has seized cash, mobile phones, viagra and other electronic equipment after a series of raids targeting organised crime activity in border regions.
CAB said that a total of eight searches were carried out in Monaghan this morning: six at residential addresses and two at professional addresses.
The raids were carried out with the assistance of the Emergency Response Unit (ERU).
As a result, gardaí seized cash in Sterling and Euro to the value of €10,000.
Gardaí also seized a quantity of viagra tablets and evidence of illegal tobacco and alcohol smuggling.
They also seized documents and electronic devices – including mobile phones – for analysis.
Gardaí said that the operation centres on an organised crime gang operating in the border region who are heavily involved in the importation and distribution of illegal cigarettes and counterfeit goods.
No arrests have been made and investigations are continuing.
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European post to Ireland seems to go through the UK first, causing enormous delays. Why? Ireland is part of Europe, not Britain – why does it use their service.
Also – they need to work on raising awareness in Europe that the REPUBLIC of Ireland (‘le Sud’) is not part of the UK. I have to explain it every time I post a letter in France and Belgium. (‘We’re not the Royaume Uni – we don’t have a King!)
@Amanda Reid: Some mail goes through the UK, but that would be bagged and all they do us forward it. Parcels would be shipped differently.
The guts of six weeks to post from the North to Spain. Joke.
@Kevin Rooney: at least he/she received, I ordered a big commercial fridge in the mid of Sep last year, “it’s still on the way” the supplier told me
You’re not kidding, a birthday card from the UK posted on December 11th arrived yesterday.
@Danny Poyner: Has it a first or second class stamp on it or is it an international stamp.
This afternoon, BBC radio news are reporting that Royal Mail have suffered a cyberattack, and are advising UK users not to post any international mail items, so don’t expect any improvement soon.
My parcel from the US was handed over to An Post on Dec 21st at the latest. They informed me by letter that customs charges needed to be paid on Jan 6th, by which stage I had already paid them (on the 4th), having done the research myself and getting info from USPS, really shouldn’t have to be doing that work myself. As of 11th the package has still not been delivered. The last piece of tracking information is my customs payment on Jan 4th.
What on earth has this got to do with the Royal Mail, An Post are capable of providing terrible service all by themselves.
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