Customs Officers seize cigarettes at Dublin Port

16/03/2005 - 16:04:06

Five million contraband cigarettes worth €1.5m have been seized at Dublin Port.

The "Regal" brand cigarettes were discovered hidden in a container labelled "frozen vegetables" originating from the Ukraine.

This is the third major seizure of cigarettes by Customs officers this year.

A man with an address in Monaghan has been detained and is helping Revenue with their enquiries.


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