Super spaniel Waffle sniffs out €7.7m worth of 'roll your own' tobacco 

The seizure is part of ongoing operations targeting the shadow economy

Waffle sniffed out a massive consignment of smuggled tobacco 

One of Revenue's top dogs has been heralded the best boy after he sniffed out more than 12.5 tonnes of tobacco at Dublin Port yesterday.

The consignment of smuggled tobacco detected by super spaniel Waffle originated in Bulgaria and had an estimated retail value of over €7.7m, representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of approximately €6.3m.