Revenue seize €48k of tobacco and cigarettes at Dublin Airport

Some 47kgs of tobacco seized following a search of three Ukrainian men's baggage

The tobacco seized by Revenue officials earlier this week. Obi, the detection dog, assisted with the operation. Picture: Revenue

Revenue officers at Dublin Airport seized cigarettes valued at €48,000 in two separate inspections on Wednesday and Thursday of this week. 

As part of routine a routine baggage inspection, and with the assistance of detector dog Obi, over 47kgs of tobacco was taken following a search of the baggage of three Ukrainian men who had arrived on a flight from Athens, Greece.