Revenue seizes 5.8m cigarettes at Dublin Port
The cigarettes had an estimated value of more than €4.8 million
On Tuesday 26 March 2024, as a result of risk profiling, Revenue officers seized approximately 5.8 million cigarettes with an estimated value of more than €4.8 million at Dublin Port.
The illicit cigarettes, branded ‘Richmond Blue’, ‘Lambert & Butler Original Blue’ and ‘Lambert & Butler Original Silver’, were discovered in a trailer which had arrived from Zeebrugge, Belgium and represented a potential loss to the Exchequer of more than €3,823,000.
Investigations are ongoing.
This seizure is part of Revenue’s ongoing operations targeting the sale and supply of illegal cigarettes and tobacco in the shadow economy. If businesses, or members of the public, have any information regarding smuggling, they can contact Revenue in confidence on 1800 295 295.
