REVENUE OFFICERS HAVE seized drugs and alcohol with a combined value of over €473,000 this week.
Over the course of yesterday and today, officers at Dublin parcel hub seized herbal cannabis with a combined estimated value of €192,300.
Seizures made as a result of routine operations and with the assistance of detector dog Bailey included:
Earlier in the week, Revenue officers made a number of seizures of illegal drugs at Athlone mail centre.
The drugs, with an estimated value of €33,430, were discovered in parcels destined for various addresses throughout Ireland. These seizures were made as a result of routine operations.
They included herbal cannabis worth €23,000, heroin with a value of €4,410, 290 ecstasy tablets and ketamine with an estimated value of €3,120.
Officers at Rosslare Europort also seized 13,000 litres of wine earlier this week.
The smuggled alcohol, with an estimated retail value of over €247,400 represented a loss to the Exchequer of €148,800. It had arrived in a foreign registered truck that had disembarked a ferry from France.
Revenue said investigations are ongoing with a view to prosecution.
These routine operations are part of Revenue’s ongoing work targeting the smuggling and shadow economy activity.
Businesses or members of the public who have any information are asked to contact Revenue in confidence on Confidential Phone Number 1800 295 295.
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