REVENUE SEIZED 80,000 cigarettes at Dublin Port today as part of operations targeting the ‘shadow economy’.
An investigation has been launched into the cigarettes, which were branded ‘Marlboro Gold’.
In a statement, Revenue said that the seized cigarettes “had a retail value of €60,000, representing a potential loss to the exchequer of approximately €47,100″.
The cigarettes were found as a result of routine profiling and with the assistance of detector dog Waffle, the statement said.
Earlier this week, Revenue officers examining parcels at a premises in Athlone seized over 2kgs of illegal drugs, including herbal cannabis and cannabis resin, with a combined estimated value of over €40,000.
The drugs were discovered concealed in a parcel that originated in Italy and was destined for an address in Dublin.
An investigation is ongoing.
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