A JOINT operation between Revenue and An Garda Síochana seized 10,000 unstamped cigarettes and 3kgs of unstamped tobacco worth €6,750 in Macroom this week.
The ‘Palace’ cigarettes and ‘Amber Leaf’ tobacco were discovered when a UK commercial vehicle was stopped at a Garda checkpoint and searched. The vehicle was also seized.
Two men in their 40s, both from Northern Ireland, were arrested. One man was released. The other man was charged after questioning and appeared at a sitting of Bandon District Court on Thursday where he was remanded on bail to appear at court again in Macroom on November 18.
These seizures are part of Revenue’s ongoing operations targeting the supply and sale of illegal cigarettes in the shadow economy.
Businesses or members of the public have any information regarding the smuggling or sale of illegal cigarettes or tobacco, they can contact Revenue in confidence on free phone number 1800 295 295