The Association was represented at a meeting of the retailer’s lobby group Retailers Against Smuggling (RAS) in Belfast last week. The meeting, which was attended by a number of MP’s, MLA’s, members of policing boards, PSNI, UK Customs and An Garda Siochana were provided details of the cross-boarder survey conducted by RAS which showed the extent of concern that all retailers, both North and South have in regard to the likely increase in smuggling of alcohol, fuel and tobacco and increased proliferation of counterfeit ‘luxury’ branded goods once the UK leaves the European Community.
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