Revenue detector dog uncovers €6.25m worth of smuggled cigarettes at Dublin Port

Irish Daily Mirror

9 hours ago

Millions of illegal cigarettesworth over €6 million were seized by Revenue Officers at an Irish port earlier this week.
On Tuesday, Revenue Officers seized 6.9 million cigarettes at Dublin Port when officers examined an unaccompanied container arriving from Rotterdam.
The seizure was made as a result of routine profiling and with the assistance of Revenue's mobile x-ray scanner and Revenue's detector dog Milo. The cigarettes were seized under Section 141 of the Finance Act 2001.
The smuggled cigarettes, branded 'Marlboro', have an estimated value of €6.25 million, representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of €4.9 million.
A Revenue spokesperson said investigations are ongoing.
"This seizure is part of Revenue's ongoing operations targeting the shadow economy and the supply and sale of illegal tobacco products," the Revenue spokesperson added.
"If businesses, or members of the public, have any information regarding smuggling, they can contact Revenue in confidence on free phone number 1800 295 295."
Last month, Revenue seized 3.7 million cigarettes stashed in a consignment of PVC windows and doors at Dublin Port over the weekend.
Revenue officers made the discovery on Saturday, May 3, as a result of risk profiling, and with the assistance of Revenue's mobile x-ray scanner.
The cigarettes, branded Benson and Hedges, have an estimated value of €3.3 million, representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of €2.6 million.
The contraband was discovered in a consignment of PVC windows and doors, following the search of a trailer that arrived on a vessel from Rotterdam.
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