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Galway court hears man sold cigarettes through network for profit
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.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Galway court hears man sold cigarettes through network for profit. Charges or matters: four counts of possession of branded cigarettes with no excise duty stamp present at his home and at a storage unit on the Tuam Road, Galway, on February 29, 2024. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- February 29, 2024 Incident
- December 2023 Hearing Or Sentence
- March 2024 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2026-03-26 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: four counts of possession of branded cigarettes with no excise duty stamp present at his home and at a storage unit on the Tuam Road, Galway, on February 29, 2024 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge O'Callaghan sentenced Buivydas to one year in prison, which he suspended in full for two years.
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