The Revenue Commissioners have intercepted nearly 1,900 weapons and 1,700 pieces of ammunition being sent through the post in Ireland over the past year. The seizures also included over 235 kilograms of drugs, over 125,000 tablets, and nearly 50,000 smuggled cigarettes.
The Revenue Commissioners has seized nearly 1,900 weapons and 1,700 pieces of ammunition that people attempted to send through the post over the past year.
They said: “Our enforcement teams have uncovered these items hidden in board games, children’s toys, clothing items and also foodstuffs. There were 48,559 smuggled cigarettes discovered along with 1,305 unstamped cigarettes, according to the data. Over 236 kilograms of drugs were seized as well as around 6.5 litres of liquid narcotics and just over 125,000 tablets of various kinds.
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