Revenue seizes tobacco at Dublin Airport

As a result of routine profiling, officers from Revenue's Customs Service yesterday (22/10/14) seized 105.5kgs of roll-your-own tobacco with a retail value of €46,000* at Dublin Airport.

Three males, aged 40, 38 and 24, were intercepted after arriving on a flight from Charleroi, Belgium yesterday evening. Revenue’s tobacco detection dog Frankie gave an indication and the tobacco was discovered in their baggage. All three were questioned in relation to the attempted importation and files are being prepared.

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

[Ends: 23/10/2014]

*The tobacco seized represents a potential loss to the Exchequer of €37,000. This is assuming that it would have displaced the equivalent full tax paid quantity of tobacco.