38m contraband cigarettes worth €15m seized at port

More than 38m contraband cigarettes worth almost €15m have been seized by Customs officials.

38m contraband cigarettes worth €15m seized at port

The haul — the largest in Europe so far this year — was discovered in four 40ft maritime containers imported into Dublin Port.

A premises was searched after legal documentation linked the consignment with an Irish-based firm. No arrests have been made.

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