Nine million cigarettes worth €6.8 million seized at Dublin airport
Investigations are ongoing. Nine million cigarettes were seized at Dublin Port on Friday (13 May), with an estimated value of €6.8 million. The discovery was made as a result of routine profiling, and with the assistance of a mobile X-Ray scanner and Waffle, the detector dog. The consignment of illegal cigarettes branded “Lambert & Butler” […]
4 years ago
Workers refuse to unload oil from Russian tanker at Dublin Port in protest at Ukraine invasion
“It is unconscionable to accept this cargo in the present circumstances.” A number of workers at Dublin Port have refused to remove 15,000 gallons of Russian oil from a tanker that arrived on Sunday night (13 March). The STI Clapham arrived in Dublin Port at 7.47pm last night. The Services Industrial Professional and Technical Union […]
4 years ago
Gardaí arrest man in connection with drugs worth €1.4 million found in fridge
The arrest is part of an ongoing investigation into transnational organised crime. Gardaí have arrested a man in connection with a seizure of €1.4 million worth of drugs on Saturday (22 January). An operation was conducted as part of ongoing investigations targeting persons suspected of involvement in transnational organised crime. The joint intelligence led operation […]
4 years ago
DSPCA calls on government to withdraw funding to greyhound industry
The DSPCA has condemned the “barbaric” treatment of 12 greyhounds that were found with no food or water at Dublin Port. The Dublin Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (DSPCA) has condemned the treatment of 12 greyhounds seized by the Revenue Customs Service over the weekend at Dublin Port. According to the DSPCA, the […]
6 years ago
Two lorries suspected to be involved with smuggling detained at Dublin Port
The two lorries were seized in Dublin on Tuesday morning. Two lorries were seized on Tuesday morning at Dublin Port. The vehicles are currently being investigated by Gardaí, as part of an investigation into a cross border organised crime group. In a statement issued to JOE, Gardaí said that two trailers were also detained at […]
6 years ago
Revenue seize over €1 million of illegal cigarettes in Dublin Port
Investigations are ongoing. Over €1 million worth of illegal cigarettes has been recovered by the Revenue following a seizure at Dublin Port on Thursday evening. As a result of ongoing profiling, Revenue officers seize 1.4 tonnes of processed tobacco after investigating a shipment that arrived from China. The tobacco has an estimated retail value of […]
7 years ago