Millions of cigarettes disguised on container from Rotterdam seized in Dublin Port

Revenue officers also used a mobile x-ray scanner to discover the illegal cigarettes. 
The illegal cigarettes were disguised as furniture. Picture: Revenue

The illegal cigarettes were disguised as furniture. Picture: Revenue

Revenue has seized millions of cigarettes at Dublin Port as a result of routine profiling estimated to be worth more than €7m. 

Disguised as furniture, revenue officers with the assistance of a detective dog, Waffle, discovered the cigarettes concealed in a container. 

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