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| 09/07/2012 |
€2.7m Worth Of Cigarettes Seized In Dublin Port |
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7 million contraband cigarettes, with a retail value of around €2.7m, have been seized at Dublin Port by customs officers.
The "Raquel" and "Capital" brand cigarettes arrived in Dublin Port from Zeebrugge in Belgium in a shipment described as "non-hazardous groupage".
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An Irish registered commercial vehicle and trailer was also seized and the driver was interviewed.
Investigations are ongoing both nationally and internationally.
The cigarettes represents a potential loss to the Exchequer of €2.4.
This latest seizure brings the total number of cigarettes seized by Revenue to date in 2012 to 66 million, with a retail value of €28m.
(H/GK)
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