Fake luxury clothes, cigarettes and drugs worth €2m seized by Revenue
The counterfeit items included a mixture of 23 designer and high street brands to the value of over €161,000.
The various drugs seized included cannabis oil, cocaine, edibles, reefers, Zopiclone, Diazepam, Benzodiazepine, Alprazolam and Tapentadol, Cannabinoid Vape Liquid, Clonazepam, CBD capsules, psychoactive, cannabis capsules, cannabis lollipops, 2-MMC Crystals and Synthetic Cannabinoids.
The counterfeit goods were branded Adidas, O'Neills, New Balance, Nike, Asics, Crocs, Balenciaga, Burberry, Calvin Klein, Chanel, Christian Dior, Dr Martens, Hugo Boss, Louis Vuitton, Moncler, Nike, Rolex, Northface, On Cloud, Polo, Ralph Lauren, Under Armour and YSL.
Weapons seized consisted of a sword, a machete, a stun gun and a smoke fountain.
The tobacco branded 'Flandria Virginia English' was seized on Thursday 26 June, as a result of risk profiling, in Dublin Port. A man was charged and has since appeared before the courts. Investigations are ongoing.
The herbal cannabis was discovered, with the assistance of detector dogs Enzo and Ciara, whilst Revenue officers were examining parcels at premises in Dublin and the Midlands. The parcels originated from the USA, Poland, Spain and Canada, and were destined for various addresses nationwide.
The cigarettes and alcohol products were seized in various operations in the Midlands and Rosslare.
Four weapons were also seized in the Midlands and mailing centres, the fake euro notes were seized in Dublin.
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.
All detections were made as a result of risk profiling and intelligence-led operations, with investigations into all seizures ongoing.
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