A €14m reminder of a deadly killer

The seizure at Dublin Port of 38m contraband cigarettes being smuggled into this country this week was the third largest seizure of its kind here.

This should be seen a grim warning that there is no room for complacency. The authorities should be asking serious questions about the extent of such smuggling.

Some 120m cigarettes were seized in 2009 and 70m in 2001. Is the size of the recent seizure an indication that the criminals are smuggling the contraband in smaller consignments?