Revenue seize cigarettes and tobacco worth €5.5 million at Dublin Port
Today (30/08/2022), as a result of routine operations, and with the assistance of Revenue’s mobile x-ray scanner, Revenue officers seized 4.5 million cigarettes and over 3 tonnes of 'roll your own' tobacco at Dublin Port.
The illegal cigarettes, branded ‘Kingdom’, and tobacco, branded ‘The Turner‘, had an estimated retail value of €5.5 million, representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of approximately €4.3 million.
The cigarettes and tobacco were discovered concealed in over 30 pallets manifested as ‘groupage’ that had arrived in Dublin Port from the Netherlands and were destined for an address in Co. Meath. Investigations are ongoing.
This seizure is part of Revenue’s ongoing operations targeting the shadow economy and the supply and sale of illegal tobacco products. If businesses, or members of the public, have any information regarding smuggling, they can contact Revenue in confidence on free phone number 1800 295 295.
[ENDS 30/08/2022]