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Smuggled cigarettes seized in Cork and Dublin

Customs officers have made another major seizure of smuggled cigarettes.

In separate operations in Cork and Dublin, 44 million cigarettes worth more than £8 million were discovered. In Cork, the cigarettes were found in four containers from Dubai, which had been declared as carrying picnic furniture. The Dublin haul was discovered in two containers which had arrived from China. Customs officers believe the cigarettes were probably destined for Britain and other European markets.