On 11 August, Revenue officers seized over 1,120kg worth of roll-your-own tobacco at Dublin Port.
The ‘Flandria’ tobacco was smuggled into the country in a load manifested as ‘potatoes’ and has an estimated retail value of over €700,000.
It represents a potential loss to the Exchequer of approximately €560,000.
Container search
The tobacco was discovered when officers searched a container that had arrived into Dublin Port on a vessel from Rotterdam.
Carried out with the assistance of Revenue’s mobile x-ray scanner, the search led to the discovery of the tobacco concealed within a load manifested as ‘potatoes’. Investigations are ongoing.
The seizure is part of Revenue’s ongoing operations targeting the shadow economy and the supply and sale of illegal tobacco products.
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