Customs steps up smuggling fight with new scanners

A number of customs posts are to receive new X-ray scanning equipment to help in their battle to prevent the illegal importation of contraband goods.

Revenue’s Customs Service has begun a process to replace scanning equipment at Dublin and Shannon Airports, as well as Rosslare Ferry Port, Finance Minister Michael Noonan has confirmed.

He was responding to a request by Dublin Labour TD John Lyons to examine staffing allocations to Customs and Excise to ensure 24-hour operation of existing freight X-ray scanning machines and to allow for the operation of new machines.