8 million cigarettes seized at Dublin port.

3, December 2018 l Buzz.ie

The cigarettes that were seized have an estimated value of €4 million and they were discovered during a search of a freight that came into the port from Rotterdam.

The officers were carrying out a routine check when the discovered the haul.

With the aid of the Revenue’s mobile x-ray scanner, the officers were able to discover the cigarettes.

The brands that were seized were ‘Mayfair’ and ‘Richmond’ and it would have meant a loss to the Exchequer of approximately €3.3 million.

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