Cash and tobacco are seized

Customs officers have seized €500,000 in cash from an Irishman who was about to get on a flight to Brussels and, in unconnected operations, contraband tobacco worth more than €80,000 was seized in Cork and Dundalk.

The man was detained at Dublin Airport yesterday as part of an operation focussing on money-laundering.

The Revenue Commissioners said it would not release any more information at this time because the investigation is still ongoing.