Customs seize 8 million Cigarettes near Drogheda
Officers from Revenue's Customs Service, assisted by Gardai, last night (12/01/2011) seized approximately eight million cigarettes and two trucks near Drogheda.
The 'B & H' brand cigarettes, with an estimated retail value of €3.4m and a potential loss to the exchequer of approximately €2.9m, arrived into Dublin Port on a 40 ft container from China.
Two males were arrested and investigations are ongoing.
A file is being prepared for the DPP.
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A confidential free phone number (1800 295 295) was introduced earlier this year for members of the public and businesses to provide Customs with any information they may have regarding the smuggling or sale of illegal cigarettes.