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Over 220,000 cigarettes have been seized at Rosslare Europort

Over 220,000 cigarettes have been seized at Rosslare Europort
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Over 220,000 cigarettes have been seized at Rosslare Europort.

The discovery, with an estimated retail value of almost €175,500, was made by Revenue officers earlier today.

It represents a potential loss to the Exchequer of about €137,000.

The cigarettes were discovered concealed in the roof compartment of a German registered minibus that had disembarked a ferry from Cherbourg in France.

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A man in his 20s was questioned and investigations are ongoing.

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