Revenue seizes eight tonnes of tobacco
11/11/2009 - 13:57:09Eight tonnes of tobacco has been seized by Revenue's Customs Service.
The tobacco leaf and paraphernalia needed to manufacture up to 12 million cigarettes had been packed on pallets in a 40ft container which had arrived at Dublin Port via Holyhead on Monday.
It had been declared as containing "paper" , but the tobacco, filters and packaging material was spotted when scanned by the customs X-ray scanner.
The consignment was then followed to a premises in Co Monaghan where officers moved in to seize it.
It is thought the haul was destined for a cigarette-making plant in the border area.
