3.5 million cigarettes, as well as tobacco, worth €3.8 million have been seized at Dublin Port.
The cigarettes, branded 'Richmond', were labelled as engineering components and 3.9 tonnes of 'Old H' branded tobacco was labelled as confectionery.
Both shipments originated in Germany and Revenue officers made the discovery today as a result of routine profiling.
Investigations are ongoing.
This seizure is part of Revenue’s ongoing operations targeting the shadow economy and the supply and sale of illegal tobacco products. If businesses or members of the public have any information regarding the smuggling they can contact Revenue in confidence on free phone number 1800 295 295.
