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Revenue seize €70,000 worth of cigarettes during search of Italian-registered ship

During a search of the vessel, 118,00 cigarettes, branded L&M, Marlboro and Winston, were seized.

REVENUE OFFICERS SEIZED more than €70,000 in illegal cigarettes during a search of an Italian-registered vessel yesterday. 

Following a surveillance operation, officers aboard the Revenue Customs cutter Faire detained an Italian-registered merchant vessel off the coast of Dublin. 

During a search of the vessel, 118,00 cigarettes, branded L&M, Marlboro and Winston, were seized. 

They had an estimated retail value of over €70,000 and represent a loss to the Exchequer of around €50,000.

The vessel was detained as a result of Revenue’s ongoing operations targeting the shadow economy and the supply and sale of illegal tobacco products. 

If businesses or members of the public have any information regarding smuggling, they can contact Revenue in confidence on the free phone number 1800 295 295. 

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    Mute Alex Nevin
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    Sep 7th 2019, 11:32 AM

    If cigarettes weren’t such an outrageous price here there wouldn’t be a market for smugglers. The more they increase, the more the market share for the black market smuggling trade

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    Mute John Murphy
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    Sep 7th 2019, 2:47 PM

    @Alex Nevin: Yes but then there’s be increased smoking-health expenses and also the economy would take in less in tax.

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    Sep 8th 2019, 5:06 AM

    @Alex Nevin: that’s the best comment I’ve read in a long time on here

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    Mute Sean O' Donovan
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    Sep 7th 2019, 10:44 AM

    The illegal migrant smuggling trade must be going slack in the Mediterranean of late?

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    Mute ➕The Gray➕
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    Sep 7th 2019, 12:07 PM

    @Sean O’ Donovan:
    NGO human trafficking ships need to find another way to make money

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    Sep 7th 2019, 10:46 AM

    So the crews smokes

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    Mute Fiona Fitzgerald
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    Sep 8th 2019, 5:28 PM

    @Con Veron: Exactly. They probably take a drink as well. It’s not as though they were smuggling farmed puppies to Britain.

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    Mute Cormac McCann
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    Sep 7th 2019, 11:45 AM

    A WHOLE €70,000!! Brilliant!

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    Mute Paul
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    Sep 7th 2019, 11:36 AM

    I was in Italy. The Italians smoke a lot

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    Sep 7th 2019, 2:09 PM

    @Paul: but you never did Paul

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    Mute John Considine
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    Sep 7th 2019, 4:37 PM

    Is the name of the ship a big secret?

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    Mute Aaron Jones
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    Sep 8th 2019, 5:09 AM

    @John Considine: that is the name of the ship (The secret)

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    Mute Fiona Fitzgerald
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    Sep 8th 2019, 5:25 PM

    And it could do with a lick of paint.

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    Mute John O'Neill
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    Sep 7th 2019, 8:23 PM

    Were Revenue acting on a tip off?

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    Mute William Kelly
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    Sep 7th 2019, 10:41 PM

    Pretty odd looking vessel, wonder what was its design purpose?

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    Sep 7th 2019, 1:43 PM

    Pain in the BUTT

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