A joint Garda-Revenue operation targeting people suspected of being associated with organised crime resulted in the seizure of herbal cannabis worth at more than €1 million on Thursday in Dublin. The Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, the Dublin Metropolitan Region North Central Divisional Drug Unit, and Revenue’s Customs Service all worked together to … Read more
Cannabis believed to be worth €363,000 was seized in Dublin, leading to the arrest of three persons. Revenue officials searched residential properties in north Dublin and discovered around 18.1kg of herbal cannabis. A man in his 20s was arrested on Wednesday and has been charged. A man and woman in their 30s were arrested on … Read more
Tax officers found more than 5kg of MDMA tablets on Wednesday while conducting routine operations at a location in Athlone. Drugs worth an estimated €303,000 were found in a package that was headed for a Kildare address and had its origin in the Netherlands. Investigations are ongoing. This seizure is part of Revenue’s ongoing operations … Read more
A routine search yesterday at Rosslare Port resulted in the discovery of over 10 million cigarettes, with an estimated retail value of €7.9 million. Revenue officers stopped and searched an unaccompanied trailer that had arrived on a ferry from Zeebrugge, Belgium, and found the illegal cigarettes, which were labelled “Richmond King Size.” In a statement … Read more
Revenue officers seized €5.5 million worth of illegal tobacco and cigarettes at Dublin Port. Routine operations lead to the seizure, which was executed with the use of Revenue’s mobile x-ray scanner. Over 3 tonnes of “roll your own” tobacco and 4.5 million cigarettes in total were seized. The illegal cigarettes branded ‘Kingdom’ and tobacco branded … Read more
2,500 kg of “roll your own” tobacco were seized by Revenue Officers today during a routine raid at a commercial area in County Meath. With an estimated retail value of over €1.7 million and a potential loss to the exchequer of over €1.4 million, the illicit tobacco, branded under the name “Flandria Virginia,” originated in the … Read more
Revenue officers seized €1.3 million worth of heroin and cocaine as part of a search at Rosslare Europort today. Revenue officers stopped and searched an unaccompanied trailer this morning after it arrived on a ferry from Dunkirk in France. The drugs were discovered after Revenue officers stopped and searched an unaccompanied trailer this morning that … Read more
As part of Budget 2022, the Government agreed to the future of the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS), including the graduated step-down in subsidy rates payable, with a view to bringing the scheme to an end by April 2022. This means that with effect from last Tuesday (1/2/2022), most businesses availing of support under EWSS … Read more
Gardaí have seized around €100,000 worth of cannabis in an operation targeting the workings of an organised crime gang in Dublin. According to the reports, a man in his 30s was arrested today by An Garda Síochána in connection with the seizure and detained under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drugs Trafficking) Act 1996 … Read more
The state finances were buttressed in 2021 by a record €68.4 billion tax take that exceeded expectations, pushed by robust company and revenue tax returns because the financial system rebounded.. The exchequer is expected to record a deficit of €7.4 billion for the complete 12 months with authorities expenditure of €87.5 billion exceeding the State’s … Read more
The Revenue seized 320,000 cigarettes at Rosslare Europort from a German registered van on Saturday. The van reached the port on a ferry from Cherbough in France. The brand name read ‘Marlboro’ and have a total retail value of €230,000. If the trafficking was successful, there would be a loss of €179,000 to the exchequer, … Read more