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The cigarettes were in a container searched at Dublin Port. PA

Revenue

Almost seven million cigarettes seized during Dublin Port search

Revenue said the seizure represented an estimated €4.9 million loss to the Exchequer.

ALMOST SEVEN MILLION cigarettes worth an estimated €6.25 million have been seized at Dublin Port.

The seizure was made on Tuesday after an unaccompanied container from Rotterdam was examined.

Revenue said the action was taken as a result of routine profiling and with the assistance of Revenue’s mobile x-ray scanner and a detector dog, Milo.

Image 1 - cigarette seizure with Milo Revenue sniffer dog Milo pictured with the seizure. Revenue Revenue

The cigarettes, branded “Marlboro”, have an estimated value of €6.25 million, representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of €4.9 million, Revenue said.

The smuggled cigarettes were seized under Section 141 Finance Act 2001.

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