Almost 700,000 euro worth of tobacco has been seized at Rosslare Europort.
Over 1,100 kilograms of 'roll your own' tobacco was discovered after a Polish registered lorry was searched yesterday using detector dog Gus.
A mobile X-scanner was also used in the operation, after the truck arrived from Cherbourg in France.
A Polish national in his 40s was questioned in relation to the discovery.
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This seizure is part of Revenue’s ongoing operations targeting the shadow economy, and the supply and sale of illegal tobacco products.
