Customs seize cigarettes smuggled in boxes marked for t-shirts

Up to 315kgs of tobacco have been seized at Dublin Airport, after being discovered in a box labelled "advertising t-shirts".

Customs seize cigarettes smuggled in boxes marked for t-shirts

Up to 315kgs of tobacco have been seized at Dublin Airport, after being discovered in a box labelled "advertising t-shirts".

The tobacco has a retail value of €128,000 and represents a loss to the Exchequer of €102,000.

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