Revenue figures suggest fall in smuggled tobacco and cigarette activity.
Seizures of counterfeit alcohol increased four-fold this year compared with last, while seizures of smuggled cigarettes and tobacco appear to have declined sharply, according to figures from the Revenue Commissioners.
Figures covering the first 10 months of this year also suggest seizures of such drugs as cannabis, heroin, cocaine and ecstasy are also down considerably on last year.
Some 929 litres of counterfeit alcohol were seized by customs officials in the period to the end of October this year, compared with just 232l in the same period last year. The most commonly copied alcoholic product was vodka. It is not only illegal but can be extremely dangerous and even lethal, warns Revenue.
Source: Irish Times, 28/12/2013
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