Revenue officers seize €3 million worth of cigarettes at Rosslare

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Revenue Officers Seize €3 Million Worth Of Cigarettes At Rosslare
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Digital Desk Staff

Revenue officers have seized €3 million cigarettes from a lorry at Rosslare Europort.

The cigarettes, which represent a potential loss to the Exchequer of more than €1.6 million, were found in a lorry disembarking a ferry from Cherbourg in France.

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The illegal goods were concealed in a Polish registered vehicle and were discovered through an x-ray scanner.

A Polish national in his thirties was questioned and investigations are ongoing.

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