Revenue officers, assisted by detector dog Casey, seized more than million cigarettes at Dublin Port on Friday.
The cigarettes, branded “American Legend” and “Fest” were concealed in a 45 foot container which arrived into Dublin Port from Rotterdam and was said to contain tractor parts.
The smuggled cigarettes were revealed when, as a result of routine profiling, the container was selected for x-ray by Revenue’s mobile scanner.
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The cigarettes have a retail value of more than €4.6million and represent a potential loss to the Exchequer of more than €4 million.
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Investigations are on-going with a view to prosecution.