A routine search yesterday at Rosslare Port resulted in the discovery of over 10 million cigarettes, with an estimated retail value of €7.9 million.
Revenue officers stopped and searched an unaccompanied trailer that had arrived on a ferry from Zeebrugge, Belgium, and found the illegal cigarettes, which were labelled “Richmond King Size.”
In a statement this morning, Revenue said the find represented a potential loss to the Exchequer of almost €6.2 million and that investigations are ongoing.
This seizure is part of the organisation’s ongoing operations targeting the shadow economy and the supply and sale of illegal tobacco products.