A man in his 40s was being held in custody in Cork yesterday following the seizure of 755,000 counterfeit cigarettes and more than 500kg of tobacco, worth an estimated €500,000.
The intelligence-led operation, involving gardaí and Customs officers, on a private residence at Carrignavar, Co Cork, and searches of a garage and a van by revenue officers.
Follow-up searches of premises on the north side of Cork city and in east Cork led to further seizures.