Revenue seize 8.4m cigarettes at Dublin Port

8.4 million cigarettes have been seized at Dublin Port concealed behind pallets of raw chicken.

Revenue officers seized the cigarettes in a refrigerated shipping container that arrived aboard a vessel from Rotterdam today.

The 'illicit white' cigarettes branded 'Richmond' have an estimated value of over €4.1m.

The cigarettes represent a loss to the exchequer of €3.51m.

Investigations are ongoing.