Crime & Law

More than 10 million cigarettes seized in Dublin Port

Scanner used to find cigarettes in 40-foot container

Part of the cigarettes haul seized in Dublin Port. Photograph: Revenue
Part of the cigarettes haul seized in Dublin Port. Photograph: Revenue
Tue Mar 31 2015 - 10:53

Customs officers seized more than 10 million cigarettes in Dublin Port over the weekend.

The 10.3 million ‘Don Corleone’ brand cigarettes had a retail value of €4.7million, a spokeswoman for the Revenue’s Customs Service said.

A mobile scanner found the cigarettes concealed in a 40-foot container which had arrived into the port from Belgium. The cigarettes were described on the manifest as "paper handkerchiefs".

Some of the cigarettes seized at Dublin Port. Photograph: Revenue
Some of the cigarettes seized at Dublin Port. Photograph: Revenue
Some of the cigarettes seized at Dublin Port. Photograph: Revenue
Some of the cigarettes seized at Dublin Port. Photograph: Revenue

“These seizures are part of Revenue’s ongoing operations targeting the supply and sale of illegal cigarettes in the shadow economy”, Revenue said in a statement.

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“ If businesses or members of the public have any information regarding the smuggling or sale of illegal cigarettes or tobacco, they can contact Revenue in confidence on free phone number 1800 295 295”.