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OFFICERS FROM the Revenue Commissioners’ customs service have seized 351,000 cigarettes with an estimated street value of €136,000 at Dublin port.
The cigarettes, which were seized yesterday, were packaged in a cargo consignment which had been described as containing machine parts and advertising materials.
They had travelled from Greece, and carried the ‘Palace’, ‘Gold Classic’ and ‘Silver Arrow’ brands.
Revenue said one man had been questioned in relation to the seizure, and that its investigations were continuing.
The cigarettes, if sold on the black market, would have posed a loss to the Exchequer of about €120,000.
On Monday, a separate consignment of 16,000 cigarettes were seized from a Moldovan man who was trying to bring them into the coutnry.
The ‘L&M’ brand cigarettes would have had a street value of €6,200, and a potential loss to the Exchequer of over €6,400.
The 27-year-old was arrested and appeared at the Courts of Criminal Justice, where he was remanded in custody to appear again at Wheatfield Court on Friday.
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These cigarettes are not costing the exchequer over €100,000. Customers are just going to go elsewhere for cheap fags.
Its the high tax on cigarettes that is costing the exchequer money since it seems that is all the government cares about regarding this drug.
This will put about 10 people out of work in Moore St
more job losses
Another consignment up in smoke…
while i read this i am enjoying a smoke . 5 euro a pack this is the first of. many that i will be buying
no point in paying. the high tax . thy will only wast it any way
Advertising material for tobacco related diseases that is
Who the hell pays €7.75 for a 20 box of counterfeit cigarettes? Try a estimated street value of €87500 and your more on the line. As they say in “The Guard” – “I don’t know what street you buy your drugs on, but its not the same street I buy mine on”
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