30/11/2015

Officers Seize Cigarettes At Rosslare Europort

Revenue officers have seized over 681,000 cigarettes at Rosslare Europort.

The contraband, with a retail value of over €357,000, was discovered close to midnight on Saturday, 28 November.

The cigarettes arrived from Cherbourg in a Lithuanian registered truck and were hidden inside a number of hot tubs.

The truck driver, who is in his 20s, was questioned and later released.

Investigations are continuing.

(LM/CD)

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