Tobacco worth €14m seized at Drogheda Port

Gardaí and Customs officers have seized €14 m worth of tobacco at Drogheda Port.

Tue, 24 Jun, 2014 - 12:16

Gardaí and Customs officers have seized €14 m worth of tobacco at Drogheda Port.

The haul of 32 million cigarettes and 4,500kg of pipe tobacco is the largest in Europe so far this year, and targeted an organised crime network led by Irish and UK nationals in Europe.

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