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# Contraband

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1.5 tonnes of elephant ivory have been seized in southeast DR Congo
Revenue seize three million illegal cigarettes at Rosslare port
Man arrested over major contraband seizure at Mountjoy Prison released without charge
Over €100 million of smuggled contraband has been seized at Irish airports and ports since 2016
Dried bat, horse's tail and 37 crocodile teeth - the strange items people try to smuggle into Ireland
British prison officer jailed for smuggling €100k of contraband into Wandsworth
Man questioned after Revenue seizes more than 27,000 illegal cigarettes
Volume of drug seizures in Irish prisons soars by 42%, as over 1,000 recorded last year
Two women arrested after Revenue seizes 46,000 cigarettes and €44,000 cash
An average of 12 phones are seized in Irish prisons every week
Over €19,000 worth of smuggled alcohol and cigarettes seized in Dublin
Gardaí bust uncovers drugs and contraband in crime crackdown
9.5 million illegal cigarettes seized from Dublin, Tipperary and Meath
These are just some of the lethal homemade weapons seized in Irish prisons
Over 90 mobile phones were seized in Irish prisons in six weeks
Hooch, mobile phones and 421 tablets all found in cell search in Mountjoy
Heroin, cocaine and 14 mobile phones found in one wing of Mountjoy Prison
Irish Cancer Society accuses tobacco companies of enabling illegal trade
Mobile phones, modems and USB keys found in dissident wing of Portlaoise Prison
PIC: Inmate smuggles contraband into jail... on a cat
351,000 contraband cigarettes seized at Dublin Port
€3.1 million worth of contraband cigarettes seized at Dublin Port
7.6 million contraband cigarettes seized at Dublin Port
John Gilligan sentenced over contraband mobile phone
More than 15,000 contraband items seized in Irish prisons
Mark Wahlberg apologises for saying he could have prevented 9/11 hijackings
Seven million contraband cigarettes seized in Dublin raid
4.1 million contraband cigarettes seized at Dublin Port
Monk caught smuggling nun's remains onto flight