Revenue seize cigarettes worth €3.8m at Dublin Port in 'plastic pipes' box

The cigarettes that were recovered by Revenue. Picture: Revenue

Revenue have seized 4.8 million cigarettes as a result of a profiling exercise at Dublin Port.

As part of routine profiling at the site on Wednesday afternoon and with the assistance of detector dog Milo, officers located the cigarettes, which they estimate has a retail value of almost €3.8m.