27-06-2025
Haul of 7 million cigarettes worth about €6.25m seized in Dublin Port
Almost 7 million cigarettes worth an estimated €6.25m have been seized at Dublin Port.
The seizure was made on Tuesday after an unaccompanied container from Rotterdam was examined.
Revenue said the action was taken as a result of routine profiling and with the assistance of Revenue's mobile x-ray scanner and a detector dog, Milo.
The cigarettes, branded 'Marlboro', have an estimated value of €6.25m, representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of €4.9m, Revenue said.
The smuggled cigarettes were seized under Section 141 Finance Act 2001.
