Revenue seize more than nine million cigarettes during searches at Dublin Port

Revenue officers discovered the 9.2 million cigarettes during routine profiling on Friday.

Thanks to the use of a mobile X-ray scanner and detector dog Kelly, the consignment of illegal items were found.They had an estimated retail value of €6.9 million, representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of approximately €5.4 million. This seizure was part of Revenue’s ongoing operations targeting the shadow economy and the supply and sale of illegal tobacco products.For the latest news and breaking news visit irishmirror.ie/news.Follow us on Twitter @IrishMirror - the official Irish Mirror Twitter account - real news in real time.

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