Revenue arrest man at Dublin Airport for cigarette smuggling

Officers from Revenue's Customs Service today (06/01/14) seized 16,600 cigarettes with an estimated retail value of €7,758 and a potential loss to the Exchequer of €4,731 at Dublin Airport.

The "Benson & Hedges" cigarettes were concealed in the baggage of a 29 year old Malawian male who had arrived on a flight from Dubai.

He was arrested and appeared before Judge Patricia McNamara in the Courts of Criminal Justice this afternoon where he was remanded in custody until Wednesday (08/01/14) when he will appear again before Cloverhill District Court.

If businesses or members of the public have any information regarding the smuggling or sale of illegal cigarettes, they can contact Revenue in confidence on free phone number 1800 295 295.

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