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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)
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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