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REVENUE OFFICERS WERE today granted a three-month cash detention order after seizing over €80,000 at a house in Co Mayo.
The order was granted by Judge Fiona Lydon at Ballina District Court this afternoon.
Officers seized the money, with the assistance of detector dog Bailey, when they searched a house under warrant yesterday.
During the search Revenue officers also seized over 45,000 cigarettes. The unstamped cigarettes, branded ‘Blue River’ and ‘Email’, have an estimated retail value of over €22,000 with a potential loss to the Exchequer of over €19,000.
A Latvian man in his 50s was questioned in relation to the seizures, and investigations are ongoing.
These seizures are part of Revenue’s ongoing operations targeting the supply and sale of illegal tobacco products in the shadow economy.
If businesses or members of the public have any information regarding the smuggling or illegal sale of tobacco products, they have been advised to contact Revenue in confidence on the freephone number 1800 295 295.
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Probably just Mayo GAA supporters…..smoke a lot during matches
@John O Reilly: Sam Maguire .enda Kenny . Mayo for sandwiches.
@John O Reilly: Can’t argue with that John.
Beautiful dog, talented dog.
@Ananya Sharma: poxy dog.
@Ananya Sharma: wonder if hes for sale I’m always losing my fags
a lot of Garda families getting cigarettes for xmas
@Shane Mitchell: you idiot customs did the search give us some credit. CLOWN
@Shane Mitchell: WHO did the search give us some credit you clown
@Tony Cosgrove: irony is lost on you Tony. bless
So, increasing the price of cigarettes doesn’t Work.. just makes people buy them cheaper elsewhere.
Value of Cigs 3000 euro
Lost to Exchquer 19000
What a mark up for the Government
A right little business he had going there
Waste of time .!
Living with the compliments from the state, and the cigarette business was just a sideline concern, in case the rent allowance failed to come through on time.
I don’t like them cigarettes….
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