Revenue seizes 4.1m cigarettes described as 'black tea' on M1

Revenue officers have seized 4.1 million cigarettes with a retail value of more than €2.1m from a container intercepted on the M1 motorway.

The container, which had travelled from Bangladesh via Singapore and Rotterdam, arrived into Dublin Port on Saturday.

The “Wilson” and “Shahara” cigarettes, were described on the ship's manifest as "black tea".

Investigations in the intelligence-led operation are continuing.