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Retailers issue warning over excise increases on tobacco

Continuous excise increases on tobacco are driving Irish smokers towards a growing black market, fuelling significant growth in smuggling activity. That is according to Retailers Against Smuggling (RAS), who have today outlined why Budget 2022 ...

12 Jul 2021 at 17:00

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Drugs worth 260,000 euro found hidden in bag at Dublin Airport

A man has been arrested after 13.4 kilos of drugs were seized at Dublin Airport. The herbal cannabis worth an estimated 268,400 euro was found hidden in the baggage of a passenger who had arrived on a flight from Malaga, Spain. The search was ...

05 Apr 2024 at 21:05

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Man jailed for his role in "very sophisticated operation" of smuggling a woman into Ireland

A man has been jailed for his role in smuggling a woman into Ireland in what a court heard was a “sophisticated operation”. Mohamed Mahamed (48), a Danish citizen of Somalian origin of Aarhuas, Denmark, pleaded guilty to unlawfully assisting ...

30 Jul 2024 at 20:42

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Man in custody after Albanian nationals found hidden in livestock wagon

A 23-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of smuggling 14 Albanian nationals into Scotland in a livestock wagon by ferry. The Home Office said the 14 foreigners were found by officers concealed in the wagon in “unsafe conditions” at ...

19 Dec 2024 at 17:55

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Two arrested in Northern Ireland as part of operation targeting people-smuggling

A man and a woman have been arrested in Northern Ireland in an operation targeting a suspected people-smuggling gang. A 40-year-old woman and a 26-year-old man were arrested as around 50 officers from the Government’s Immigration ...

03 Aug 2022 at 16:09

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Brazilian man jailed after attempting to smuggle half a million euro worth of cocaine into Ireland

A man who attempted to smuggle nearly half a million euros worth of cocaine into Ireland has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison. Geovane Ferrnandes (31), a Brazilian national, was caught at Dublin Airport earlier ...

23 Oct 2024 at 17:32

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Retailers feel impact of record year for large-scale tobacco smuggling

A significant spike in major seizures of cigarette and tobacco products in 2021, suggests that the black market being exploited by crime gangs is more lucrative than ever. That’s according to Retailers Against Smuggling (RAS) ...

29 Dec 2021 at 12:11

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Two arrested and people-smuggling probe launched as men found hiding in van on Rosslare-bound ferry

Arrests were made and a people-smuggling investigation has been launched by Gardaí in Wexford and Wicklow following the discovery of two men hiding on a ferry arriving in Rosslare. The men were found hiding in a small ...

12 Oct 2024 at 09:39

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Three arrested over Bolivian people smuggling using common travel area

Three arrests have been made over a highly sophisticated Bolivian people smuggling operation that is believed to have abused the Common Travel Area. Two men and a woman were arrested in south London on Tuesday ...

06 Dec 2022 at 19:22

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Starmer urges action on migrant ‘crisis’ and aid for Ukraine at European summit

Sir Keir Starmer urged European leaders to address the illegal migration “crisis” and to stand firm in support of Ukraine as he sought to strengthen the UK’s ties with the continent. The Prime Minister hopes ...

18 Jul 2024 at 17:55

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Cannabis worth almost three million euro is seized

Cannabis worth almost three million euro has been seized in Limerick. On Thursday, gardai and Revenue officers seized 147 kilogrammes of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of approximately 2,940,000 ...

20 Jun 2025 at 11:11

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Irish revenue officers seize illegal drugs disguised as parcels from toy company

Revenue officers have seized illegal drugs worth over €250,000 disguised as parcels from companies including Lego. Officers examining parcels at a premises in Dublin discovered almost 29kg of cannabis ...

18 Oct 2022 at 10:44

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