Customs raids target €145m cigarette manufacturing ring
A cross-Border raid on properties connected to an organised smuggling outfit has resulted in the seizure of a tobacco processing plant, millions of cigarettes and a sizeable quantity of cash.
The raid on the estimated €145 million operation was carried out on Tuesday morning and was jointly conducted by the Revenue’s Customs Service and Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, with the support of gardaí and the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI).
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