300,000 cigarettes seized in Wexford

Customs officials today seized a ship after it docked in New Ross, Co Wexford, with a smuggled consignment of 300,000 cigarettes.

300,000 cigarettes seized in Wexford
Tue, 17 Jun, 2003 - 18:00

Customs officials today seized a ship after it docked in New Ross, Co Wexford, with a smuggled consignment of 300,000 cigarettes.

The haul was uncovered in a search of the vessel, which had arrived in Ireland with a cargo of coal from Gdansk, Poland.

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