Revenue officers have seized about 5.8 million cigarettes with an estimated value of more than €4.8 million at Dublin Port.
The illicit cigarettes, branded ‘Richmond Blue’, ‘Lambert & Butler Original Blue’ and ‘Lambert & Butler Original Silver’, were discovered in a trailer which had arrived from Zeebrugge, Belgium, and represent a potential loss to the exchequer of more than €3,823,000.
Investigations are ongoing.
The seizure on Tuesday is part of Revenue’s ongoing operations targeting the sale and supply of illegal cigarettes and tobacco in the shadow economy.
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If businesses or members of the public have any information regarding smuggling they can contact Revenue in confidence on 1800 295 295.
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