The Director of Public Prosecutions v Radu Budai
Date
7 April 2025
Venue
Dublin Circuit Court
Judge
Judge Martin Nolan
Summary
Previously on 19 December 2024 at Dublin Circuit Court, Radu Budai of 6 Moy Glas Road, Lucan, County Dublin pleaded guilty to the following offence:
- The evasion of a duty of excise on excisable products, to wit, 16,420 cigarettes and 10.05 kilos of fine cut tobacco for the rolling of cigarettes, in respect of which a duty of excise was for the time being payable, with intent to defraud either directly or indirectly the State of such duty, contrary to section 119 (2) and (3) of the Finance Act, 2001, as amended. The estimated value of the goods concerned is €20,513.69.
Outcome
On 7 April 2025, Judge Nolan imposed a custodial sentence of 1 year.