National court archive · 2026-03-26
Galway court hears man sold cigarettes through network for profit
At a glance
- Crime
- possession of branded cigarettes with no excise duty stamp present
- People
- Kestutis Buivydas, Brian O’Callaghan, Garda William Donald, Geri Silke, Ernest White BL
- Locations
- Carnmore, Co Galway, Tuam Road, Galway
- Court
- Galway Circuit Criminal Court
- Outcome
- one year in prison, which he suspended in full for two years
Summary
Kestutis Buivydas pleaded guilty after more than 52,000 cigarettes with no excise-duty stamp were seized from his Carnmore home and a Tuam Road storage unit. The court heard he bought them online and sold them through a network; his one-year prison sentence was suspended in full, with €1,050 directed to Jigsaw Galway.
Original reporting: courtsnewsireland.ie