MORE than €32m worth of illegal cigarettes, 326 weapons, as well as a crocodile head and a turtle shell were among the seizures by the Revenue Commissioners last year. A detailed list of operations provided under FOI shows 3,132 separate seizures of more than 48.2 million cigarettes, worth a combined €32.8m. Another 1,304 consignments of loose tobacco were also seized, weighing more than seven tonnes, and with a value of €4.25m. The Revenue also listed the seizure of 33 trailers, 326 weapons, and 430 of what were classified as “other” illegal goods. Revenue said the cost of storage of seized illegal goods at the State Warehouse last year had been €680,448, broadly in line with costs in 2019.

Source: Irish Independent March 07, 2021 11:07 UTC