Customs seize pornography worth €500,000

Victor · 02-10-2003 03:08PM #1

"Investigations are continuing"..... looks like the lads will be busy **all** weekend

http://home.eircom.net/content/irelandcom/breaking/1599119?view=Eircomnet

Customs seize pornography worth €500,000
From:ireland.com
Thursday, 2nd October, 2003

Customs officials have seized a substantial quantity of hardcore pornographic material in Co Cork.

The seizure follows the discovery of a consignment of pornography in Cork Airport Tuesday.

In follow-up searches, about 10,000 videos, 2,400 DVDs and 3,600 magazines with an estimated street value of €500,000 were found. Investigations are continuing.

Victor · 02-10-2003 03:14PM

http://home.eircom.net/content/irelandcom/breaking/1599117?view=Eircomnet

Illegal petrol seized by Customs in Co Leitrim
From:ireland.com
Thursday, 2nd October, 2003

Customs officials have questioned a number of people after they seized a consignment of "doctored" petrol found to contain excessive levels of methanol.

The find was made yesterday when a tanker carrying over 16,000 litres of fuel was detained in Co Leitrim. The vehicle had loaded the fuel at a commercial site in east Donegal and was taking it to supply a number of premises in Co Monaghan.

Following tests the State Laboratory the fuel was found to contain more than three times the 3 per cent maximum amount of methanol permitted in petrol under an EC Directive.

A file is being prepared for the DPP.

Well at least they can drive to Cork for cheap

Sarky · 02-10-2003 04:16PM

Porn is illegal? Bloody hell...

Mossy Monk · 02-10-2003 04:27PM

Originally posted by Sarky
Porn is illegal? Bloody hell...

sad really, isn't it :f33r:

Victor · 02-10-2003 04:32PM

Originally posted by Sarky
Porn is illegal? Bloody hell...

Not quite, you'll only get in trouble for selling / importing / distributing it. "Personal use" is ususally not a problem.

CivilServant · 02-10-2003 04:34PM

So if the guy gave it all away, he could be ok

Sarky · 02-10-2003 04:35PM

Or used it for himself.

Sounds like an impressive collection...

Oriel · 02-10-2003 04:47PM

Damn! Better place that order again then...

one-angry-dwarf · 02-10-2003 06:13PM

I wonder what happens to it all. do they just destroy it? seems like such a waste...

Victor · 02-10-2003 06:20PM

Originally posted by one-angry-dwarf
I wonder what happens to it all. do they just destroy it? seems like such a waste...

Potentially it could be sent back to where it came from. I imagine most of it gets shredded (they need to keep samples as evidence

).

one-angry-dwarf · 02-10-2003 06:25PM

yea probably...but what about drugs? i mean how do you destroy hash? burn it??!!

Tha Gopher · 02-10-2003 06:31PM

"Oh my beloved pornography!"Krusty the Clown

oneweb · 02-10-2003 06:33PM

Originally posted by one-angry-dwarf
I wonder what happens to it all. do they just destroy it? seems like such a waste...

lol, No doubt some of the payload will, um, go 'missing'. For the next month you'll be seeing nothing but smiley-faced Gardaí

TomTom · 02-10-2003 06:51PM

Originally posted by Sarky
Or used it for himself.

Sounds like an impressive collection...

hrmmm using 500,000 for him self. He'll have his winer worn out in no time

Dooom · 02-10-2003 06:58PM

Customs seize pornography....

yeah...seized...heh heh heh

[CALIBUR] · 02-10-2003 07:56PM

what about buying pornography from other country...?

Lex_Diamonds · 02-10-2003 07:58PM

Dont worry Meat, customs wont snare you if you buy that scat porn you were after, just lash it in the bottom of your suitcase.

nesthead · 02-10-2003 09:09PM

NOO THE BOARDS BEER IS RUINED:horned:

Capt'n Midnight · 02-10-2003 10:16PM

What's the problem with methanol in petrol ?

Methanol is a renewable resource, and since it burns with a non-luminous flame is less likely to cause secondary ignition by radiation, also being water soluble it's easier to put out. (burning petrol + water = well lets just say that water going to steam produces four times the volume of gunpowder exploding)

apart of course for the Duty...

MojoMaker · 03-10-2003 01:17AM

I can think of at least 4 places off the top of my head in Dublin city centre where you can walk in and buy hardcore pornography OVER THE COUNTER - completely legit so the issue down in Cork is not the subject matter of the videos (we'll assume it's straight porography, no children or fatalities involved) rather the fact that no duty had been paid on the goods. it is a money making exercise rather than an exercise in moral judgement. Pornography is not illegal in Ireland and the importation of pornography for personal use is not illegal. However as with most other things, bulk importation without disclosing the possibility of material gain to the government is very much illegal in this nanny state we live in. Sad ****ing fact gentlemen.

hedgetrimmer · 03-10-2003 07:39AM

Originally posted by Sarky
Or used it for himself.

Sounds like an impressive collection...

Reminds me of that bit in Chasing Amy, "You;ve got like 30 magsazines here" Reply: "I like a wide variety"

<actual quotes may not reflect reality>:D

Panda · 03-10-2003 09:54AM

Originally posted by Victor
Not quite, you'll only get in trouble for selling / importing / distributing it. "Personal use" is ususally not a problem.

Just like amsterdam, no wait thats drugs...... we're getting there tho...

Originally posted by oneweb
lol, No doubt some of the payload will, um, go 'missing'. For the next month you'll be seeing nothing but smiley-faced Gardaí

That explains why you get so many red faced garda shicaloni

Victor · 04-10-2003 03:40PM

The real point here is whether it has been though the Censor or not. The censor will pass all sorts of stuff (not rape scenes, some manipulation, some drugs, child pornography and the like) with an 18's rating. The likely problem here was this stuff was not being submitted for classification.

Sarky · 04-10-2003 03:45PM

Originally posted by Panda

That explains why you get so many red faced garda shicaloni

I just thought they were drunk...

Customs seize pornography worth €500,000

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