Nike, Gucci and Tommy Hilfiger among brands of 'retail goods' seized by Revenue this week
A number of different types and quantites of drugs were also seized by Revenue officers this week
Up to €370,000 of contraband, including drugs and designer goods, have been seized in operations by Revenue in the past week.
"Revenue officers examining parcels at a premises in Dublin seized approximately 8.4 kgs of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of €169,800 during the course of numerous operations", a spokesperson for Revenue said.
The seizures took place over the last week since Monday, May 13.
Various quantities of other illicit drugs, with an estimated value of €1,950, were seized, and a quantity of retail goods, with an estimated value of approximately €198,000, was also seized due to infringements of Intellectual Property Rights.
The retail goods, worth approximately €198,000, seized consisted of 1,748 items of Adidas, Nike, Tommy Hilfiger, Hugo Boss, Chloe, Gucci, Marc Jacobs, YSL, New Balance, Louis Vuitton, Chanel, and Under Armour.
The illicit drugs were discovered, as a result of risk profiling, in parcels originating from the UK, the USA, Canada, Thailand and India and were intended for addresses nationwide.
They included 14.4g of cannabis resin, 574g of THC edibles, 13.8mls of cannabis oil and 604 Amphetamine, Alprazolam, Zopiclone and Zolpidem tablets.
"Investigations into all seizures are ongoing," the Revenue spokesperson stated.
These seizures are part of Revenue’s ongoing operations targeting smuggling and shadow economy activity.
If businesses, or members of the public, have any information regarding smuggling, they can contact Revenue in confidence on 1800 295 295.