Revenue seizes cigarettes worth €9,500 at Dublin Airport

Revenue officers at Dublin Airport today, (19/02/16), seized 19,000 cigarettes. The smuggled "Marlboro" brand cigarettes were uncovered when detector dog "Lottie" gave an indication on the suitcase of a Moldovan man who had arrived on a flight from Chisnau via Istanbul.

The contraband cigarettes had a retail value in excess of €9,500, representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of approximately €7,000.

The man appeared today at the Criminal Courts of Justice (19/02/16) where Judge Walsh remanded him in custody to Clover Hill until Tuesday 23/02/2016.

These seizures are part of Revenue’s ongoing enforcement operations targeting the illegal importation, supply and sale of tobacco products. If you have any information about the smuggling or sale of illegal cigarettes or tobacco, contact Revenue confidentially on free phone number 1800 295 295.

Ends: 19/02/2016