30 million smuggled cigarettes seized in Louth and Meath
23/05/2008 - 12:01:46Customs officers have seized a massive haul of contraband cigarettes worth around €11m.
Thirty million cigarettes arrived at Dublin Port on Wednesday in four 40ft containers that had originated in Singapore.
The containers were then moved to locations around Ireland before they were recovered during raids on three premises in Louth and Meath.
Several people have been interviewed about the seizures, which followed several weeks of investigations involving the gardaí, the PSNI and customs officers in Ireland and France.
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