Four held as 9m cigarettes worth €4m seized

Around 9m cigarettes have been seized and four people arrested in a major operation involving Garda units and Revenue.

The seizure in Co Louth has dealt a heavy financial blow to a criminal gang, with the haul estimated to have a street value of over €4m.

The operation, targeting the illegal importation of contraband products, was conducted by the Garda Organised Crime Unit, the Criminal Assets Bureau, and Revenue’s Customs Service.