Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 13 March 2013
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
Black Market: Discussion with National Federation of Retail Newsagents
2:35 pm
Mr. Joe Sweeney:
They are selling for €4.50 on average per packet. Members can see why it is such an easy business. The penalties are just nonsense, the product is easy to handle and can be distributed in small quantities. People are going around the streets and door-to-door with a couple of packets in a bag and are offering them for sale.