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Revenue dog sniffs out tobacco and alcohol in Cork

Contraband tobacco products and vehicles have been seized by Revenue officers in Cork. It followe...
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10.34 5 Apr 2017


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Revenue dog sniffs out tobacco and alcohol in Cork

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Contraband tobacco products and vehicles have been seized by Revenue officers in Cork.

It followed intelligence-led enforcement operations in Fermoy and Cork city.

Last Tuesday Revenue officers and members of An Garda Síochána - along with Revenue's detector dog Harvey - discovered 2kgs of Marlboro Light tobacco and four litres of illicit spirits in Fermoy.

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A saloon car was also seized.

In a follow-up search of a house in Cork city, Revenue officers seized 3,360 contraband cigarettes branded L&M.

A Lithuanian man aged in his 30s was questioned and a prosecution file is being prepared.

While this Tuesday Revenue officers seized 2.5kgs of Amber Leaf tobacco at a car park on the Kinsale Road in Cork city.

A commercial vehicle was also seized.

An Irish man in his 20s was questioned and a prosecution file is being prepared.

The total value of the tobacco products seized was €4,200, with a potential loss to the exchequer of over €3,300.


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