Detector dog Gus sniffs out 2.7m cigarettes at Rosslare

The cigarettes represent a potential loss to the Exchequer of more than €1.4m

Detector Dog Gus helped discover the cigarettes concealed within the load

Revenue officers seized approximately 2.7m cigarettes at Rosslare Europort yesterday with the help of a detector dog.

The cigarettes, branded ‘L&M’, have a retail value of over €1.8m representing a potential loss to the exchequer of more than €1.4m.