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Customs have seized just under 10,000 illegal cigarettes at Dublin Airport Photocall Ireland!

Cigarettes seized at Dublin Airport

Customs officers have seized 10,000 illegal cigarettes worth over €4,000 at Dublin Airport.

A man has been remanded in custody to appear again before a Dublin court on Thursday, over the seizure – by Customs – of 10,000 illegal cigarettes at Dublin Airport.

The Moldovan national, who is 29, was stopped and searched by customs officers at Dublin airport yesterday.

They found 9,780 illegal cigarettes, with an estimated retail value of €4,200.

The ‘Bond’ brand cigarettes were discovered in a suitcase.

The seizure would have represented a potential loss to the Exchequer of €3,700.

The man, who had arrived from Moscow, was arrested and appeared before Judge Denis McLoughlin in Dublin District Court, this morning.

He has been remanded in custody to appear again before Cloverhill District Court next Thursday.

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    Aug 18th 2011, 7:50 PM

    Hardly the seizure of the century…

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    Aug 18th 2011, 9:31 PM

    Figures have to be wrong there. â

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    Aug 18th 2011, 11:41 PM

    As they might say on 4chan, pic unrelated.

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    Aug 18th 2011, 11:16 PM

    Should have stuck to eBay.

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    Aug 19th 2011, 9:37 AM

    how does catching some wally with 10k smokes make a big story?

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