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Revenue seizes €1.2m of tobacco disguised as office paper from Hong Kong

Revenue seizes €1.2m of tobacco disguised as office paper from Hong Kong

By Digital Desk Staff

Revenue officers have seized more than two tonnes of tobacco at Dublin Port with the assistance of a detector dog named Waffle.

On Monday, routine profiling uncovered the smuggled tobacco with an estimated street value of over €1.24 million.

The tobacco was concealed in A4 boxes labelled as “multipurpose office paper,” which had originated in Hong Kong.

Revenue seizes €1.2m of tobacco disguised as office paper from Hong Kong
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The tobacco was concealed in A4 boxes labelled as 'multipurpose office paper'. Photo: Revenue.

Revenue said the smuggled tobacco represented a potential loss to the Exchequer of approximately €1 million.

The seizure forms part of its ongoing operations targeting the “shadow economy” and the supply and sale of illegal tobacco products.

Revenue said investigations are ongoing.

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