Revenue seizes cigarettes and tobacco in Dublin

Over the last number of days, officers from Revenue's Customs Service have seized over 22,000 cigarettes in Dublin.

In an intelligence-led operation in Dublin yesterday (23/10/2014) officers from Revenue's Customs service seized a total of 6,780 mixed brand cigarettes and a small quantity of roll your own tobacco with a retail value of €3,700*.

As part of the operation, officer's acting under court warrant and assisted by members of An Garda Síochana discovered the cigarettes and tobacco when they searched a private dwelling in Dublin City Centre. A man was questioned regarding the cigarettes and investigations are continuing at present.

In a separate operation on Wednesday (22/10/14), officers from Revenue's Customs Service seized 15,380 '7' cigarettes with a retail value of €7,000* at Dublin Port. The cigarettes were intercepted as a result of routine profiling in a depot of a courier company.

These seizures are part of Revenue's ongoing operations targeting the supply and sale of illegal cigarettes in the shadow economy. If businesses or members of the public have any information regarding the smuggling or sale of illegal cigarettes or tobacco, they can contact Revenue in confidence on free phone number 1800 295 295.

[Ends: 24/10/14]

* The tobacco and cigarettes seized represent a total potential loss to the Exchequer of €8,800. This is assuming that it would have displaced the equivalent full tax paid quantity of cigarettes.