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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

National News

Man pleads guilty to smuggling 1,700 animals

A California man who smuggled more than 1,700 wild animals into the United States, including 60 reptiles hidden in his clothing, has pleaded guilty to federal charges. Jose Manuel Perez, 30, of Oxnard, entered pleas to two counts of ...

25 Aug 2022 at 11:48

Increase in seizures of illicit tobacco points to lucrative black market for organised crime gangs

National News

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 12:10

National News

Revenue seizes almost 160,000 smuggled cigarettes at Dublin business premises

Almost 160,000 smuggled cigarettes have been seized at a business premises in South Dublin. According to Revenue, the seizure occurred last Friday (May 3) as part of an intelligence-led operation. The smuggled cigarettes, ...

08 May 2024 at 12:37

Northern Ireland

Island of Ireland is ‘wealthy place’ for drug gangs to target

The island of Ireland is seen as “affluent and a wealthy place” for drug gangs to target, the Republic’s police chief has warned. Garda Commissioner Drew Harris said the use of drugs on both sides of the border has ...

28 Feb 2024 at 12:32

National News

Revenue seizes smuggled beer and wine worth nearly €400,000

Almost 65,000 litres of smuggled wine and beer were seized by Revenue in the past week which is estimated to be worth €390,000. Over the course of last weekend, as a result of routine operations at Rosslare ...

07 Oct 2022 at 16:32

National News

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

National News

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 ...

23 Oct 2024 at 17:32

National News

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

National News

Special Criminal Court to hear case of four men accused of conspiring to smuggle drugs into Ireland

Four men who have been accused of conspiring to import a large amount of controlled drugs into Ireland last year have now had their cases transferred to the non-jury Special Criminal Court. Pedro ...

21 Jan 2025 at 17:09

National News

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 ...

19 Dec 2024 at 17:55

National News

12 pallets of smuggled cigarettes worth millions seized at Dublin Port

Revenue officers seized over 3.6 million smuggled cigarettes at Dublin Port on Thursday. The smuggled cigarettes, branded ‘Lambert and Butler’ and ‘Rothmans’, have an estimated retail value ...

11 Aug 2023 at 15:21

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