Ireland Man charged after cigarettes worth over €2 million seized in Gorey, Wexford
On Monday 18 March 2024, Gardaí and Revenue carried out a joint operation that searched a yard in Gorey, where about 2.4 million Richmond-branded cigarettes with a retail value of about €2,010,000 were seized. Four men were arrested at the scene and later released, and a man in his 40s was subsequently arrested by Revenue Officers and charged over the illegal sale and supply of cigarettes. The cigarettes have been taken for further examination and the investigation is ongoing. The man is scheduled to appear before Gorey District Court on 20 March 2024.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Charged18 Mar
2 reports - In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Gardaí and Revenue seized approximately €2,010,000 worth of cigarettes in a joint operation.
- About 2.4 million cigarettes branded Richmond were recovered.
- Where
- Wexford Gardaí searched a yard in Gorey, which the Irish Mirror places in Co. Wexford and the garda.ie headline places in Co. Wicklow.
- When
- The joint operation took place on Monday 18 March 2024.
- Cause
- The offence is listed as illegal sale and supply of cigarettes.
- Investigation
- Four men were arrested at the scene and taken to Garda stations, in Co. Wicklow according to garda.ie and Co. Wexford according to the Irish Mirror, and all four were released.
- One man was later arrested by Revenue Officers.
- The cigarettes have been taken for further examination and the investigation is ongoing.
- Charges
- A man in his 40s has been charged by Revenue Officers.
- In court
- The man is scheduled to appear before Gorey District Court on 20 March 2024.
- Other details
- The seizure represents a potential loss to the exchequer of more than €1,582,000.
- The seizure is part of Revenue's ongoing work targeting illegal cigarette and tobacco sales in the shadow economy.
22 statements extracted from the articles
- whatGardaí and Revenue seized approximately €2,010,000 of cigarettes. (garda.ie)
- whatAbout 2.4 million cigarettes were recovered, with an estimated retail value of over €2,010,000. (garda.ie)
- whatAbout 2.4 million cigarettes were recovered. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe cigarettes, branded Richmond, have a retail value of about €2,010,000. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereWexford Gardaí searched a yard in Gorey. (garda.ie)
- whereGardaí conducted searches of a yard in Gorey. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe joint operation took place on Monday 18 March 2024. (garda.ie)
- whenThe cigarettes were seized on Monday. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationFour men were arrested at the scene and taken to Garda stations in Co. Wicklow. (garda.ie)
- investigationThe four men were released, and one was later arrested by Revenue Officers. (garda.ie)
- investigationThe investigation is ongoing. (garda.ie)
- investigationFour men were arrested at the scene and taken to Garda stations in Co. Wexford. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe four men were released, and one man was later arrested by Revenue Officers. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe cigarettes have been taken for further examination. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationInvestigations into the seizure are ongoing. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeThe man in his 40s has been charged by Revenue Officers. (garda.ie)
- chargeA man aged in his 40s has been charged by Revenue Officers. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe man is scheduled to appear before Gorey District Court on 20 March 2024. (garda.ie)
- courtThe man is scheduled to appear before Gorey District Court on Wednesday morning. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe cigarettes were taken for further examination. (garda.ie)
- otherThe seizure represents a potential loss to the exchequer of more than €1,582,000. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe seizure is part of Revenue's ongoing work targeting illegal cigarette and tobacco sales in the shadow economy. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 21 Mar2024Man arrested after cigarettes with value of over €2 million seized in Wexford
First report of this seizure. Adds the seizure details, the value and loss to the exchequer, the arrest and charge of a man in his 40s, and the court date.
accused, 40s, male - 18 Mar2024Joint Operation – Gardaí and Revenue Seize €2,010,000 Cigarettes, Gorey, Co. Wicklow, 18th March 2024
Press release on the Gorey cigarette seizure. It adds that four men were arrested at the scene and released, that one was later arrested by Revenue Officers and charged, and that the man is scheduled to appear before Gorey District Court on 20 March. The headline gives Co. Wicklow, but the body places the search in Co. Wexford, and the four men were taken to stations in Co. Wicklow.
accused, 40s, male