Over €330k of counterfeit goods, drugs and alcohol seized by Revenue this week

This past week, week commencing November 25, 2024, Revenue officers seized contraband with an estimated value of €332,000 in various operations in Dublin, the Midlands and Rosslare. 

The detections were made as a result of risk profiling and included the following:

• approximately 11.66 kgs of herbal cannabis, with an estimated value of €233,000;
• 2,100 Tapentadol, Diazepam, Alprazolam and Zopiclone tablets, with an estimated value of €4,100;
• 238g of butane honey oil, with an estimated value of €4,800;
• various quantities of other illicit drugs, with a combined value of approximately €1,000;
• 205 counterfeit goods of assorted brands, with an estimated value of €79,000;
• 8,400 cigarettes of assorted brands, with an estimated value of €7,600, representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of approximately €6,000; and
• almost 210 litres of alcohol, with an estimated value of €2,600 representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of over €1,400.

The illegal drugs were discovered, with the assistance of detector dogs Ciara and Grace in parcels, that originated in the USA, the United Kingdom, Canada, Thailand, India, Tanzania and The Netherlands.

The parcels were destined for various addresses nationwide. 

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The counterfeit goods were seized as they were confirmed by the Rights Holder to have infringed on Intellectual Property Rights.

Investigations into all seizures are ongoing.

These seizures are part of Revenue’s ongoing operations targeting smuggling and shadow economy activity. If businesses, or members of the public, have any information regarding smuggling, they can contact Revenue in confidence on 1800 295 295.