Revenue officers at Dublin Port seized cigarettes worth approximately €8.2 million.
The illegal cigarettes were discovered in a consignment declared as cardboard confectionary, following a search of a container that had arrived on a vessel from Rotterdam in The Netherlands.
Detector dog Kobe assisted with the seizure, while Revenue officers used a mobile X-ray scanner following routine risk profiling.
The smuggled cigarettes branded 'Lambert & Butler', ‘Richmond’ and ‘Top Gun’, have an estimated value of over €7.7 million representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of over €6.1 million.
This seizure is part of Revenue’s ongoing operations targeting the shadow economy and the supply and sale of illegal tobacco products.
Investigations are ongoing.
If businesses or members of the public have any information regarding smuggling, they can contact Revenue in confidence on 1800 295 295.
