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Wednesday 29 November 2023 Dublin: 1°C

# revenue seizure

Last year
2022
Tobacco, beer and wine with estimated value of over €300,000 seized at Rosslare Europort
Close to 26,000 litres of beer, over 11,800 litres of wine, and around 77.5 kilograms of ‘roll your own’ tobacco were seized.
Cocaine and heroin valued at €1.3 million seized at Rosslare Europort
Over 5kgs of heroin and almost 8kgs of cocaine were discovered during the seizure.
Cannabis worth €2.8 million seized at Rosslare Europort
The drugs were discovered concealed within a consignment of vegetables.
All time
85 litres of wine and over 18,000 cigarettes seized at Rosslare Europort
The cigarettes were found with the help of detector dog Gus.
Over €110,000 worth of drugs, including cannabis and tablets, seized at Dublin mail centre
The drugs were found in 46 separate parcels that originated in the UK, Spain, USA and Canada.
Cannabis, khat, and cocaine discovered inside packages marked as 'fishing bait' and 'sport shoes'
The drugs have a combined estimated value of approximately €225,000.