From: Independent.ie
Ken Foy and Luke Byrne
Gardaí and customs officers have identified at least four separate crime groups who are making millions of euro each year by importing illegal cigarettes with profit margins of 900pc.
It’s estimated one in every four packets of cigarettes sold here has been smuggled into the country illegally – costing the exchequer around €250m a year.
As part of an investigation into this illegal activity, officers have been monitoring the activities of a veteran crime kingpin in Dublin’s north inner city.
