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Seized
1.5 tonnes of elephant ivory have been seized in southeast DR Congo
19 May 2022
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Revenue seize three million illegal cigarettes at Rosslare port
15 Feb 2021
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Man arrested over major contraband seizure at Mountjoy Prison released without charge
18 Nov 2020
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Over €100 million of smuggled contraband has been seized at Irish airports and ports since 2016
19 Dec 2019
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Dried bat, horse's tail and 37 crocodile teeth - the strange items people try to smuggle into Ireland
9 Sep 2019
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British prison officer jailed for smuggling €100k of contraband into Wandsworth
4 Sep 2019
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Wexford
Man questioned after Revenue seizes more than 27,000 illegal cigarettes
13 May 2019
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Volume of drug seizures in Irish prisons soars by 42%, as over 1,000 recorded last year
26 Feb 2018
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Dublin Airport
Two women arrested after Revenue seizes 46,000 cigarettes and €44,000 cash
12 Feb 2018
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An average of 12 phones are seized in Irish prisons every week
31 Aug 2017
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undeclared
Over €19,000 worth of smuggled alcohol and cigarettes seized in Dublin
28 Aug 2017
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Kildare
Gardaí bust uncovers drugs and contraband in crime crackdown
1 Mar 2016
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Cigarettes
9.5 million illegal cigarettes seized from Dublin, Tipperary and Meath
28 Jan 2016
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Dangerous
These are just some of the lethal homemade weapons seized in Irish prisons
6 Jul 2015
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Over 90 mobile phones were seized in Irish prisons in six weeks
19 Mar 2015
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Hooch, mobile phones and 421 tablets all found in cell search in Mountjoy
5 Nov 2014
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Heroin, cocaine and 14 mobile phones found in one wing of Mountjoy Prison
4 Nov 2014
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Tobacco
Irish Cancer Society accuses tobacco companies of enabling illegal trade
21 Aug 2014
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Mobile phones, modems and USB keys found in dissident wing of Portlaoise Prison
12 Aug 2014
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let miaowt
PIC: Inmate smuggles contraband into jail... on a cat
8 Jan 2013
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Contraband
351,000 contraband cigarettes seized at Dublin Port
28 Nov 2012
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Revenue
€3.1 million worth of contraband cigarettes seized at Dublin Port
8 Oct 2012
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Seized
7.6 million contraband cigarettes seized at Dublin Port
24 Sep 2012
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Courts
John Gilligan sentenced over contraband mobile phone
17 Feb 2012
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Good Morning
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28 Jan 2012
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Weapons
More than 15,000 contraband items seized in Irish prisons
28 Jan 2012
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Gaffe
Mark Wahlberg apologises for saying he could have prevented 9/11 hijackings
20 Jan 2012
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Crime
Seven million contraband cigarettes seized in Dublin raid
22 Jun 2011
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4.1 million contraband cigarettes seized at Dublin Port
25 May 2011
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19 Jan 2011
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Monk caught smuggling nun's remains onto flight
19 Jan 2011
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