Almost €4 million worth of illegal cigarettes have been seized by Gardaí and customs officers at a premises in Co Monaghan.
The 9 million President-brand cigarettes were smuggled into the country in a shipping container and landed at Dublin Port from Malaysia via Rotterdam.
The cigarettes were described as sports socks on the manifest.
A spokesman said the cigarettes have a retail value of €3.8 million representing a potential loss to the Exhequer of €3.2 million.
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The intelligence-led seizure was made as part of an ongoing operation.
Anyone with information regarding the smuggling or sale of illegal cigarettes is asked to contact Revenue on 1800-295-295.