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Almost seven million cigarettes seized during Dublin Port search
ALMOST SEVEN MILLION cigarettes worth an estimated €6.25 million have been seized at Dublin Port.
The seizure was made on Tuesday after an unaccompanied container from Rotterdam was examined.
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Revenue said the action was taken as a result of routine profiling and with the assistance of Revenue's mobile x-ray scanner and a detector dog, Milo.
Revenue sniffer dog Milo pictured with the seizure.
Revenue
Revenue
The cigarettes, branded 'Marlboro', have an estimated value of €6.25 million, representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of €4.9 million, Revenue said.
The smuggled cigarettes were seized under Section 141 Finance Act 2001.
