Customs intercept 1.2 million cigarettes at port
Customs officers today seized 1.2 million cigarettes in a container at Waterford Port.
The Revenue’s Customs Service said the ‘Super King’ packs have a value of €360,000 and posed a potential loss of €290,000 in taxes to the Exchequer.
The cigarettes were concealed in a container on a vessel which had arrived from Rotterdam.
A Revenue spokesman added: “The find resulted from risk profiling. Enquiries are continuing.”
