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25/04/2016
€1.9m Cigarettes Seized At Dublin Port
Cigarettes worth an estimated €1.9 million have been seized by Revenue officers at Dublin Port.
The cigarettes, branded 'MG', 'Viceroy' and 'Marhaba', were concealed in a 45 foot container which was said to contain Rice cakes and had arrived into Dublin Port from Rotterdam.
The smuggled cigarettes were revealed when, as a result of routine profiling, the container was selected for x-ray by Revenue's mobile scanner.
The cigarettes have a retail value in excess of €1.9m and represent a potential loss to the Exchequer of over €1.6m.
Investigations are on-going.
(MH/LM)
The cigarettes, branded 'MG', 'Viceroy' and 'Marhaba', were concealed in a 45 foot container which was said to contain Rice cakes and had arrived into Dublin Port from Rotterdam.
The smuggled cigarettes were revealed when, as a result of routine profiling, the container was selected for x-ray by Revenue's mobile scanner.
The cigarettes have a retail value in excess of €1.9m and represent a potential loss to the Exchequer of over €1.6m.
Investigations are on-going.
(MH/LM)
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