Revenue seize 8.4m cigarettes at Dublin Port

8.4 million cigarettes have been seized at Dublin Port concealed behind pallets of raw chicken.
Revenue seize 8.4m cigarettes at Dublin Port

8.4 million cigarettes have been seized at Dublin Port concealed behind pallets of raw chicken.

Revenue officers seized the cigarettes in a refrigerated shipping container that arrived aboard a vessel from Rotterdam today.

The 'illicit white' cigarettes branded 'Richmond' have an estimated value of over €4.1m.

The cigarettes represent a loss to the exchequer of €3.51m.

Investigations are ongoing.

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