Customs Seize Cash at Dublin Airport
Officers from Revenue's Customs Service yesterday (30/11/2010), seized €77,900 at Dublin Airport, when they questioned a British national.
The male in his forties was stopped by Customs Officers as he was about to board a flight to London.
The seizure was made under Section 38, Criminal Justice Act 1994 as amended by Section 20, Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Act 2005. Officers were granted a three-month detention order this morning by Judge David McHugh at Dublin Criminal Court, to carry out further investigations.
To date in 2010, Revenue's Customs Service at Dublin Airport have made 21 cash seizures amounting to approximately €750,000.
[Ends 01/12/2010]