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1.8 tonnes of rolling tobacco worth €1.3m seized at Dublin Port

1.8 tonnes of rolling tobacco worth €1.3m seized at Dublin Port — The tobacco seized by customs officers. Picture: Revenue

Tue, 04 Oct, 2022 - 19:38

Steven Heaney

Customs officials at Dublin Port have seized 1.8 tonnes of rolling tobacco, with an estimated retail value of €1.3m.

Revenue officers found the illicit tobacco during a routine search of a consignment that arrived into the port from the Netherlands.

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Revenue customs Smuggling smoking tobacco Place: Ireland Place: Dublin Port Place: Dublin Organisation: Revenue Organisation: An Garda Siochana Organisation: Customs

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