Yesterday morning (5/6/2017) Revenue Officers at Rosslare Europort seized over 2 tonnes of tobacco when they stopped and searched a Polish-registered truck as it arrived in Rosslare from Cherbourg in France.
The truck, which was said to contain plastic, was stopped and searched in a routine operation with the assistance of Detector Dog Alfie. The driver, a man in his forties, was questioned the truck was seized, along with the illegal tobacco.
The contraband tobacco has a retail value of more than €1 million, representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of approximately €800,000.
The seizure is part of Revenue's ongoing operations targeting the supply and sale of illegal tobacco products in the shadow economy.
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