€7m worth of drugs, cigarettes, and contraband seized in Cork, Dublin, and Athlone

On Sunday, customs officials seized 3.4 million cigarettes, with an estimated value of €2.9m, at the Port of Cork after a search of an unaccompanied trailer which had arrived from Zeebrugge, Belgium

Detector Dog Rua, who assisted with the seizure of 3.42 million cigarettes worth €2.9m at Port of Cork. Picture: Revenue

Revenue officers seized drugs, cigarettes, and other contraband worth more than €7m during operations in Cork, Dublin and Athlone over the past week. 

On Sunday, customs officials at the Port of Cork seized 3.4 million cigarettes, with an estimated value of €2.9m, after a search of an unaccompanied trailer which had arrived from Zeebrugge, Belgium.