Cash, cigarettes and counterfeit alcohol seized in Co Louth

Cash, cigarettes and counterfeit alcohol have been seized by the Revenue's Customs Service in county Louth today.

In two connected and intelligence-led operations, officers from Revenue's Customs Service, assisted by the Gardaí seized 672 litres of counterfeit vodka, 25,000 cigarettes and 5 vehicles in Dundalk.

A six-figure sum of cash including sterling and euro, along with a small quantity of US and Canadian dollars, were also detained under the Proceeds of Crime Legislation.

The cigarettes seized include ‘Voxx’ and ‘Racquel Slim’ brands, and have a retail value of €12,000 with a potential loss to the exchequer of approximately of €9,000.

One man in his thirties is been questioned and joint investigations by both Revenue and Gardaí are also continuing.