DUBLIN: Revenue officers seized 10kg of contraband tobacco and an Audi A6 car in Waterford City last week. In an intelligence led operation, they carried out searches under warrant of a number of private houses last Friday.
The seized tobacco, branded ‘Flandria Golden Blend Virginia’, has a retail value of approximately €5,000. It represents a potential loss to the Exchequer of approximately €4,000.
Two men, one in his forties and the other in his thirties, were questioned. A file is being prepared with a view to prosecution.
These seizures are part of Revenue’s ongoing operations targeting the shadow economy.
