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How do cigarette sting operations work in Ireland?

Last year, Revenue seized 112 million illicit cigarettes in Ireland. The black market trade in to...

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14.23 8 Oct 2025


How do cigarette sting operations work in Ireland?


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14.23 8 Oct 2025


Last year, Revenue seized 112 million illicit cigarettes in Ireland. The black market trade in tobacco products is big business. So, how do tobacco companies go about clamping down on all this.

Conor Pope, Consumer Affairs Correspondent for the Irish Times, joined a sting operation to find out, and joins Seán to discuss.


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