Officers from Revenue’s Customs Service seized a total of 24,000 cigarettes with a retail value of over €11,000 in two related operations in Limerick.
On Thursday last, a package containing 12,000 ‘Septwolf’ and ‘Eight’ cigarettes was seized. This consignment had been declared as ‘hangbags’ which had been consigned from China to an address in Limerick city.
In a follow up operation on Friday afternoon, a further package was detected by Revenue sniffer dog, Harvey. This package, containing 12,000 ‘Septwolf’ cigarettes had also been consigned from China, but to a different address in Limerick city, and this time had been declared as ‘shoe samples’.
A Chinese man in 20’s was questioned by Officers from Revenues Customs Service and is currently being questioned by Gardai at Henry Street Garda Station.
The investigation is on-going with a view to prosecution.
Anyone with information regarding the smuggling or sale of illegal cigarettes or tobacco, should contact Revenue in confidence on free phone number 1800 295 295.
