From: The Irish Times
Currently ‘there is no deterrent to purchasing smuggled goods as it is not a crime’
Fianna Fáil spokeswoman on children Anne Rabbitte said the Sale of Illicit Goods Bill would put the onus back on adults for child protection.
Children are being used as “mules” in the sale of illegal alcohol and cigarettes and a Bill to combat smuggling aims to put the responsibility back on adults for such illegal activity, the Dáil has heard.
Fianna Fáil spokeswoman on children Anne Rabbitte said “it is far too easy for adults to be using children as mules in the sale of illicit goods” and the legislation would put the onus back on adults for child protection.
