Over €1m worth of cigarettes seized in Mayo as garda investigation launched

The cigarettes seized will now be subject to further examination.

Gardaí have seized more than €1m worth of cigarettes after searches in Mayo.

As part of ongoing investigations into organised criminal activity in the Mayo Division, officers carried out a search under warrant of a residential property in Castlebar on Saturday afternoon. 

During the course of the search Gardaí seized cigarettes with an estimated retail value of €1,100,000 along with €34,000 in cash.

The cigarettes seized will now be subject to further examination.

Investigations are ongoing.