Two men both fined €3k for cigarette smuggling

The loss of revenue to the State caused by cigarette smuggling was a serious matter and the message had to go out that courts could not tolerate such crimes.

That was the view yesterday of Judge Leo Malone at Cork District Court.

Two Armagh men who were caught trying to bring 40,000 cigarettes through Cork Airport from Lanzarote spent two days in custody pending their first court appearance and were remanded for a further two days by Judge Malone to appear in court yesterday.