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15/06/2016
Eight Million Contraband Cigarettes Seized In Wexford
Approximately eight million illegal cigarettes have been seized by Revenue officers during an operation in Wexford.
The cigarettes had arrived into Dublin Port from Vietnam via Rotterdam on Friday 10 June in a container which was consigned as 'Garden Furniture'.
The contraband cigarettes, branded "Aroma", have a retail value in excess of €4.2 million, representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of approximately €3.3 million.
The seizure is part of Revenue's ongoing enforcement operations targeting the illegal importation, supply and sale of tobacco products and brings the total number of cigarettes seized so far this year to more than 36 million.
Revenue is appealing for anyone with information to contact the Revenue confidential line at 1800 295 295.
(MH/CD)
The cigarettes had arrived into Dublin Port from Vietnam via Rotterdam on Friday 10 June in a container which was consigned as 'Garden Furniture'.
The contraband cigarettes, branded "Aroma", have a retail value in excess of €4.2 million, representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of approximately €3.3 million.
The seizure is part of Revenue's ongoing enforcement operations targeting the illegal importation, supply and sale of tobacco products and brings the total number of cigarettes seized so far this year to more than 36 million.
Revenue is appealing for anyone with information to contact the Revenue confidential line at 1800 295 295.
(MH/CD)
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