Revenue seize contraband worth €688,200 in various operations
Over the past week, commencing 16/06/2025, Revenue officers seized contraband with an estimated value of €688,200 in various operations in Dublin, the Midlands, Kilkenny, Waterford and Rosslare Europort.
The detections were made as a result of risk profiling and intelligence led operations, and included the following:
- 17.79kg of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of almost €356,000,
- nearly 20,000 litres of alcohol with an estimated value of €80,000, representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of over €37,500,
- 3.8kg of butane honey oil with an estimated value of €76,000,
- over 440g of MDMA over €26,500,
- various other illicit drugs with an estimated value over €10,000,
- 25,180 cigarettes with an estimated value of over €22,700, representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of almost €18,000, and
- 467 counterfeit items with an estimated value of over €117,000.
The herbal cannabis was discovered, with the assistance of detector dogs Enzo and Ciara, whilst Revenue officers were examining parcels at premises in Dublin and the Midlands. The parcels originated from the USA, Belgium, Spain and Canada, and were destined for various addresses nationwide.
The cigarettes and alcohol products were seized in various operations in the Midlands, Kilkenny, Waterford and Rosslare. Three weapons were also seized in the Midlands.
The counterfeit goods were seized as they were confirmed by the Rights Holder to have infringed on Intellectual Property Rights.
Investigations into all seizures are ongoing.
These seizures are part of Revenue’s ongoing operations targeting smuggling and shadow economy activity. If businesses, or members of the public, have any information regarding smuggling, they can contact Revenue in confidence on 1800 295 295.
[Ends 24/06/2025]