From: Dundalk Democrat
A group representing news agents says that the discovery of an illegal cigarette factory in Ravensdale is proof that the illegal trade in fake cigarettes is growing.
The National Federation of Retail Newsagents (NFRN) says that Ireland clearly has a “problem” with illegal cigarettes.
The statement comes after an intelligence-led, joint operation between Revenue’s Customs Service and An Garda Síochána, approximately three tonnes of tobacco with an estimated retail value of €1.2m and potential loss to the Exchequer of approximately €1m was seized in Proleek .
The tobacco was seized in a private dwelling which Revenue officials have described as a large scale cottage-type industry for preparing and packaging illegal roll-your-own tobacco.
