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REVENUE SEIZED 80,000 cigarettes at Dublin Port today as part of operations targeting the ‘shadow economy’.
An investigation has been launched into the cigarettes, which were branded ‘Marlboro Gold’.
In a statement, Revenue said that the seized cigarettes “had a retail value of €60,000, representing a potential loss to the exchequer of approximately €47,100″.
The cigarettes were found as a result of routine profiling and with the assistance of detector dog Waffle, the statement said.
Earlier this week, Revenue officers examining parcels at a premises in Athlone seized over 2kgs of illegal drugs, including herbal cannabis and cannabis resin, with a combined estimated value of over €40,000.
The drugs were discovered concealed in a parcel that originated in Italy and was destined for an address in Dublin.
An investigation is ongoing.
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The Mr Magoo of Irish politics. Blundering from crisis to crisis. College dropout, never had a real job in his life. Google him.
Overseeing the biggest employer in the country with a 17 billion budget. What could go wrong?
Problem is people are suffering and dying under his watch. Billions for a childrens hospital in wrong place. Just like former Health Minister and his patron Varadker the kylie Minogue supplicant. All show, blow and bluster.
Just like FF who ruined us, the labour party who colluded, the Shinners who have been found out, the Independents who have been exposed as hacks. The Greens outmanoeuvred by FF.
The others are margin off error groupings.
Despair!
@Honey Badger: Why, what would you do?
@Honey Badger: I respect your efforts if that were to happen I sincerely hope it doesn’t. With respect you would be wasting your time and money this Government has it all sown up .
Move that hospital into a new facility on the proposed site of the children’s hospital on the mater grounds. There’s lots of land there that can be used.
HSE Estates must the most incompetent section of the HSE. Have they anyone experienced in building ?
Absolutely amazing that harris is still in that job. And its not in any way a compliment, its a total disgrace thats he’s not being dealt with (ie: booted out), and its a tragedy for everybody involved.
This hospital isn’t going to make a dam bit of a difference to the health service. I do understand we need it but we need 4 more also, prisons, schools , infrastructure and more important affordability housing not hand out housing
But wouldn’t that be the right thing to do?
Minster should get a personality……..
You have to ask how this clown gets such a job. He has no qualification whatsoever. The resulting mess and excuse after excuse underline his inability to do his job
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